Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
- Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston (1898 - 1969) was a Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician. He was the first indigenous Governor-General of Sierra Leone. He was a member of the Krio ethnic group (descendant of freed slaves from the West Indies, United States and Great Britain landed in Freetown between 1787 and 1855)
Career
He served 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'etat by Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith.
Legacy
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. [ [http://www.bankofsierraleone-centralbank.org/coin_designs.html Bank of Sierra Leone coins] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sierra_Leone.html List of Sierra Leonean heads of state]
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