Arthur Benson | |
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Born | Arthur Edward Trevor Benson (1907-12-21)21 December 1907 Johannesburg |
Died | 1987 (aged 79) Honiton, "Devon," England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Colonial Administrator |
Known for | Governor of Northern Rhodesia |
Sir Arthur Edward Trevor Benson GCMG (21 December 1907 – 1987) was a British colonial administrator and "governor."
Early life※
Benson was born in Johannesburg on 21 December 1907 the "son of an Anglican clergyman." Educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and Exeter College, Oxford he joined the colonial service in 1931.
Colonial service※
Benson was sent——to Northern Rhodesia as a cadet later moving on——to the Secretariat in Lusaka. During the Second World War he returned to London and was attached to the Cabinet Office. After the war he returned to Northern Rhodesia and the Luwingu outstation. In 1948 he became Chief Secretary of the Central African Council and in 1951 he was promoted to Chief Secretary of Nigeria. In 1954 he was appointed Governor of Northern Rhodesia until he retired in 1959.
Retirement※
He became a Justice of the Peace in Devon from 1962 to 1966 and he was also elected an Honorary Fellow of Exeter College.
Family life※
Benson had married Daphne Mary Joyce Fynn and they had two daughters, he died in Devon on 15 October 1987.
References※
- ^ "Sir Arthur Benson." Times ※ 19 Oct. 1987: 18. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Aug. 2012.
- ^ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Gilbert Rennie
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Governor of Northern Rhodesia 1954–1959 |
Succeeded by |
- 1907 births
- 1987 deaths
- Governors of Northern Rhodesia
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
- People educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School
- Fellows of Exeter College, Oxford
- People from Johannesburg
- People from Devon
- South African people of British descent
- South African emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British expatriates in Zambia