Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston

Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Governor-General of Sierra Leone
	In office; 7 July 1962 – 26 March 1967
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Milton Margai; Albert Margai
Preceded by	Sir Maurice Henry Dorman
Succeeded by	Andrew Juxon-Smith
Personal details
Born	Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston; 19 August 1898; Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died	14 December 1968 (aged 70); London, United Kingdom
Spouse	Christiana Muriel Songo-Davies
Education	Sierra Leone Grammar School; University College London; Lincoln's Inn
Occupation	Governor-General of Sierra Leone, Speaker of Parliament, barrister

Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, GCMG (19 August 1898 – 14 December 1969) was a Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician. He was the first Sierra Leonean Governor-General of Sierra Leone. He was a member of the Creole ethnic group (descendant of freed slaves from Nova Scotia, United States and Great Britain landed in Freetown between 1792 and 1855).

Career

Lightfoot Boston served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sierra Leone from 1957 to 1962^[1] and as Governor-General of Sierra Leone from 7 July 1962 to 26 March 1967. He was preceded by British diplomat Sir Maurice Henry Dorman and succeeded after a coup d'état by Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith.

Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown is named in his honor.

Lightfoot Boston's image is featured on a 50 Leone coin issued by the Bank of Sierra Leone.^[2]

Government offices
Preceded by New office	Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone 1957–1962	Succeeded by Banja Tejan-Sie
Preceded by Sir Maurice Henry Dorman	Governor-General of Sierra Leone 1962–1967	Succeeded by Andrew Juxon-Smith

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