Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
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Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston (1898 - 1969) was a Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician. He was the first indigenous Governor-General of Sierra Leone. He was a member of the Krio ethnic group (descendant of freed slaves from the West Indies, United States and Great Britain landed in Freetown between 1787 and 1855)
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[edit] Career
He served as Governor-General of Sierra Leone from 7 July 1962 to 26 March 1967. He was preceded by British diplomat Sir Maurice Henry Dorman and succeeded after a coup d'etat by Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith.
[edit] Legacy
Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown is named in his honor.
Lightfoot Boston's image is featured on a 50 Leone coin issued by the Bank of Sierra Leone. [1]
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| Preceded by Sir Maurice Henry Dorman |
Governor-General of Sierra Leone 1962–1967 |
Succeeded by Andrew Juxon-Smith |
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