Richard Turnbull (colonial administrator)
Sir Richard Turnbull | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Tanganyika | |
| In office 15 July 1958 – 9 December 1961 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Edward Twining |
| Succeeded by | himself (as Governor-General) |
| Governor-General of Tanganyika | |
| In office 9 December 1961 – 9 December 1962 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Julius Nyerere Rashidi Kawawa |
| Preceded by | Office established himself (as Governor) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1909 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 21 December 1998 (aged 89) Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England |
Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull, GCMG (7 July 1909 – 21 December 1998) was a British colonial governor and the last governor of the British mandate of Tanganyika from 1958 to 1961. Following the country's independence, he was governor-general from 9 December 1961 to 9 December 1962.