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| SirWalter CouttsGCMG MBE | |
|---|---|
 Coutts in 1962 | |
| Governor-General of Uganda | |
| In office 9 October 1962 – 9 October 1963 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Milton Obote |
| Preceded by | himself as Governor of Uganda |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Governor of Uganda | |
| In office 1961–1962 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Frederick Crawford |
| Succeeded by | himself as Governor-General of Uganda |
| Administrator of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| In office 1948–1955 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Robert Arundell Sir Edward Beetham |
| Preceded by | Ronald Herbert Garvey |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Falconer Giles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1912-11-30)30 November 1912 |
| Died | 4 November 1988(1988-11-04) (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Profession | colonial administrator |
Sir Walter Fleming Coutts GCMG MBE (30 November 1912 – 4 November 1988) was a British colonial administrator and was Uganda's final Governor before independence, from 1961–1962. He was Governor-General of Uganda 1962–1963. He was chosen for this job because he had a reputation within the colonial office for supporting African nationalism and African independence movements.
He was educated at Glasgow Academy, the University of St Andrews and St John's College, Cambridge.
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byRonald Herbert Garvey | Administrator of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1948 – 1955 |
Succeeded byAlexander Falconer Giles |
| Preceded bySir Frederick Crawford | Governor of Uganda 1961–1962 |
Post abolished |
| Preceded byPosition created | Governor-General of Uganda 1962–1963 |
Succeeded byPosition abolished |
See also
- Clan Farquharson - the surname Coutts is a sept of this Scottish clan
References
- Profile of Walter Fleming Coutts
- "Uganda, Republic of", in Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, Harris M. Lentz, ed. London: Routledge, 2014.
- "Uganda, Republic of", in Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, Harris M. Lentz, ed. London: Routledge, 2014.
- ‘COUTTS, Sir Walter (Fleming)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016
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- 1912 births
- 1988 deaths
- People educated at the Glasgow Academy
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Governors of Uganda
- Governors-general of Uganda
- Governors of British Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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