Patrick Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes

The Lord Hailes
Governor-General of the
West Indies Federation
In office
3 January 1958  31 May 1962
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterGrantley Herbert Adams
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
In office
30 October 1951  30 December 1955
Prime Minister
DeputyHerbert Butcher (1951–1953)
Harry Mackeson (1951–1952)
Edward Heath (1952–1955)
Preceded byWilliam Whiteley
Succeeded byEdward Heath
Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Commons
In office
4 July 1948  26 October 1951
DeputyCedric Drewe (1948–1951)
Harry Mackeson (1950–1951)
LeaderWinston Churchill
Preceded byJames Stuart
Succeeded byHerbert Bowden
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons
In office
July 1945  4 July 1948
LeaderWinston Churchill
Preceded byGeorge Mathers
Succeeded byCedric Drewe
Member of Parliament
for Beckenham
In office
23 February 1950  15 February 1957
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byPhilip Goodhart
Member of Parliament
for East Toxteth
In office
5 February 1931  23 February 1950
Preceded byHenry Mond
Succeeded byReginald Bevins
Personal details
Born
Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn

(1901-04-02)2 April 1901
Died5 November 1974(1974-11-05) (aged 73)
Political partyConservative
SpouseDiana
ParentSir Archibald Buchan-Hepburn & Edith Karslake
EducationHarrow School
Alma materTrinity College

Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes, GBE, CH, PC (2 April 1901 – 5 November 1974) was a British Conservative politician and the only Governor-General of the short-lived West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962.