Hugh Clifford (colonial administrator)
Sir Hugh Clifford | |
|---|---|
| 19th Governor of the Straits Settlements | |
| In office 3 June 1927 – 21 October 1929 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Sir Laurence Guillemard |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Scott (Acting) Sir Cecil Clementi |
| 24th Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 30 November 1925 – June 1927 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Edward Bruce Alexander (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Arthur George Murchison Fletcher (Acting) |
| Governor of Nigeria | |
| In office 8 August 1919 – 13 November 1925 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Sir Frederick Lugard (Governor-General of Nigeria) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Graeme Thomson |
| Governor of Gold Coast | |
| In office 26 December 1912 – 1 April 1919 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | James Jamieson Thorburn Herbert Bryan (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Ransford Slater |
| Acting Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 11 July 1907 – 24 August 1907 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Preceded by | Henry Arthur Blake |
| Succeeded by | Henry Edward McCallum |
| Governor of North Borneo | |
| In office 1900–1901 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Leicester P. Beaufort |
| Succeeded by | Ernest W. Birch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1866 Roehampton, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 18 December 1941 (aged 75) Roehampton, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) |
Minna à Beckett
(m. 1896; died 1907) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Henry Hugh Clifford Josephine Elizabeth Anstice |
| Profession | Colonial administrator |
Sir Hugh Charles Clifford (5 March 1866 – 18 December 1941) was a British colonial administrator who had held several governorships.