Sir Arthur Edward Trevor Benson GCMG (21 December 1907 – 1987) was a British colonial administrator and governor.[1]
Arthur Benson | |
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| Born | Arthur Edward Trevor Benson 21 December 1907 Johannesburg |
| Died | 1987 (aged 79) Honiton, Devon, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Colonial Administrator |
| Known for | Governor of Northern Rhodesia |
Early life edit
Benson was born in Johannesburg on 21 December 1907 the son of an Anglican clergyman.[1] Educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and Exeter College, Oxford he joined the colonial service in 1931.[1]
Colonial service edit
Benson was sent to Northern Rhodesia as a cadet later moving on to the Secretariat in Lusaka.[1] During the Second World War he returned to London and was attached to the Cabinet Office.[1] After the war he returned to Northern Rhodesia and the Luwingu outstation.[1] In 1948 he became Chief Secretary of the Central African Council and in 1951 he was promoted to Chief Secretary of Nigeria.[1] In 1954 he was appointed Governor of Northern Rhodesia until he retired in 1959.[1]
Retirement edit
He became a Justice of the Peace in Devon from 1962 to 1966 and he was also elected an Honorary Fellow of Exeter College.[1]
Family life edit
Benson had married Daphne Mary Joyce Fynn and they had two daughters, he died in Devon[2] on 15 October 1987.[1]