William Henry Luce

Sir William Henry Tucker Luce GBE KCMG (25 August 1907 – 7 July 1977) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. He served as the governor and commander-in-chief of Aden from 1956 to 1960.

Luce was the son of Rear Admiral John Luce and Mary Dorothea Tucker.^[1] He was educated at Clifton College.^[2] His brother was Sir David Luce, who served as First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy. His granddaughter is comedian Miranda Hart.^{[citation needed]}

Luce ended his career in Sudan as adviser to the governor-general on constitutional and external affairs and was knighted in 1956. After four years as Governor of Aden he became political resident in the Persian Gulf from 1961 to 1966.^[3]

He married Margaret Napier, daughter of Trevylyan Napier, who was the commander-in-chief, America and West Indies Station (1919–1920). By her he had two children:

• Richard Luce, Baron Luce (b. 14 October 1936)
• Diana Luce, married David Hart Dyke, mother to Miranda Hart.

Luce died in 1977, aged 69.