Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
The Lord Caradon | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations | |
| In office 16 October 1964 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Patrick Dean |
| Succeeded by | Sir Colin Crowe |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Foreign Affairs (1964–1968) | |
| In office 16 October 1964 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Dundee Peter Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Godber Richard Wood |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 27 October 1964 – 5 September 1990 Life Peerage | |
| Governor of Cyprus | |
| In office 3 December 1957 – 16 August 1960 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Sir John Harding |
| Succeeded by | Cyprus gained independence |
| Governor of Jamaica | |
| In office 7 April 1951 – 18 November 1957 | |
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Winston Churchill Sir Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Sir John Huggins |
| Succeeded by | Sir Kenneth Blackburne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1907 Plymouth, England |
| Died | 5 September 1990 (aged 82) Plymouth, England |
| Spouse |
Florence Sylvia Tod
(m. 1936; died 1985) |
| Children | Paul, Sarah, Oliver, and Benjamin |
| Parent(s) | Isaac Foot Eva Mackintosh |
| Relatives | Sir Dingle Foot (brother) The Lord Foot (brother) Michael Foot (brother) John Foot (grandson) |
| Education | Leighton Park School |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon GCMG KCVO OBE PC (8 October 1907 – 5 September 1990) was an English colonial administrator and diplomat who was Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and the last governor of British Cyprus.