Alan Burns (colonial administrator)
Sir Alan Burns | |
|---|---|
1928 portrait of Burns | |
| Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom on the UN Trusteeship Council | |
| In office 1947–1956 | |
| Governor of the Gold Coast | |
| In office 24 October 1941 – 2 August 1947 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Arnold Weinholt Hodson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy |
| Assistant Under-Secretary for the Colonial Office | |
| In office 1940–1941 | |
| Governor of British Honduras | |
| In office 2 November 1934 – 24 February 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster |
| Succeeded by | John Adams Hunter |
| Deputy Chief Secretary to the Government of Nigeria | |
| In office 1929–1934 | |
| Colonial Secretary of the Bahamas | |
| In office 1924–1929 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns 9 November 1887 Basseterre, Saint Kitts |
| Died | 29 September 1980 (aged 92) Westminster, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Kathleen Fitzpatrick Hardtman
(m. 1914; died 1970) |
| Children | 2 |
Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns GCMG (9 November 1887 – 29 September 1980) was a British civil servant who rose through the ranks to become governor of several colonies. He also wrote a number of books on politics and history, including a book on what he called "colour prejudice" (racism), in which he criticised the practice.