Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston

Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Governor-General of Sierra Leone
	In office; 7 July 1962 – 26 March 1967
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Sir Maurice Henry Dorman
Succeeded by	Andrew Juxon-Smith
Personal details
Born	Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston; 19 August 1898; Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died	14 December 1968 (aged 70); London, United Kingdom
Spouse	Christiana Muriel Songo-Davies
Education	Sierra Leone Grammar School; University College London; Lincoln's Inn
Occupation	Governor-General of Sierra Leone, Speaker of Parliament, barrister

Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, GCMG (19 August 1898 – 14 December 1969) was a Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician. He was the first Sierra Leonean Governor-General of Sierra Leone. He was a member of the Creole ethnic group (descendant of freed slaves from Nova Scotia, United States and Great Britain landed in Freetown between 1792 and 1855).

Career[edit]

Lightfoot Boston served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sierra Leone from 1957 to 1962^[1] and 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'état by Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith.

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.^[2]

Government offices
Preceded by New office	Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone 1957–1962	Succeeded by Banja Tejan-Sie
Preceded by Sir Maurice Henry Dorman	Governor-General of Sierra Leone 1962–1967	Succeeded by Andrew Juxon-Smith

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