Bede Clifford

Bede Clifford
Governor of The Bahamas
In office
10 January 1932 – 1937
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded bySir Charles Orr
Succeeded bySir Charles Dundas
Governor of Mauritius
In office
23 October 1937 – 16 April 1942
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterNeville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Preceded bySir Wilfrid Jackson
Succeeded bySir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy
Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
8 June 1942 – 6 March 1947
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Preceded bySir Hubert Young
Succeeded bySir John Shaw
Personal details
Born(1890-07-03)3 July 1890
New Zealand
Died6 October 1969(1969-10-06) (aged 79)
Surrey, England
Spouse
Alice Devin Gundry
(m. 1925)
Children
  • Anne Frances Mary Clifford
  • Patricia David Pandora Clifford
  • Alice Devin Atalanta Clifford
Parents
Alma mater
OccupationStatesman
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Captain Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford GCMG CB MVO (3 July 1890 – 6 October 1969) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator, born in New Zealand, where his parents had moved in an unsuccessful attempt at sheep-farming.

His parents were William Hugh Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Catherine Mary Bassett. After New Zealand they moved to Tasmania; he did not attend a regular school until he was 10. He attended Xavier College, Melbourne where he was a gifted student. This was followed by study at Melbourne University, becoming a surveyor, then a merchant navy officer.