Henry Joseph Twynam

Sir Henry Joseph Twynam
Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar
In office
17 September 1940 – 16 September 1946
MonarchGeorge VI
Governors-GeneralThe Marquess of Linlithgow
The Viscount Wavell
Preceded bySir Francis Verner Wylie
Succeeded bySir Frederick Chalmers Bourne
Personal details
Born(1887-04-24)24 April 1887
Died21 October 1966(1966-10-21) (aged 79)
Spouse
Muriel Hearson
(m. 1915)
Children
  • Pamela Mary Somerville Twynam (b1915 – d1971)
  • Humphrey Reginald Woodriff Twynam (b1917 – d1940)
  • Penelope Hearson Twynam (b1924 – d2005)
Parents
  • Charles Henry Twynam (father)
  • Mary Sophia Piggott (mother)
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Sir Henry Joseph Twynam, KCSI, CIE (24 April 1887 – 21 October 1966) was a British administrator in India. He was Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar from 1940 to 1946.

Twynam joined the Indian Civil Service in 1909.

Tywnam was appointed a CIE in 1934, CSI in 1937, and KCSI in 1940.