Gerald Creasy
Sir Gerald Creasy | |
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Gerald Creasy in 1949 | |
| Governor of Malta | |
| In office 16 September 1949 – 3 August 1954 | |
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Francis Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Major-General Sir Robert Laycock |
| Governor of the Gold Coast | |
| In office 12 January 1948 – 15 February 1949 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns |
| Succeeded by | Sir Robert Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerald Hallen Creasy 1 November 1897 |
| Died | 9 June 1983 (aged 85) |
| Spouse |
Helen Duff Jacomb (m. 1925) |
| Children | 4 (2 sons, 2 daughters) |
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Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy GCMG OBE (1 November 1897 – 9 June 1983) was a British colonial administrator. He served as governor of the Gold Coast and of Malta.
The "Christiansborg cross-roads shooting incident" that led to the 1948 Accra Riots occurred while Creasy was governor in the Gold Coast.