Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon, GCMG KCVO OBE PC (8 October 1907 5 September 1990) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat who oversaw moves to independence in various colonies and was UK representative to the United Nations. Foot was educated at Leighton Park School in Reading, Berkshire, and at St John''s College at the University of Cambridge where he was President of the Cambridge Union and the Cambridge University Liberal Club. He was the son of so...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon, GCMG KCVO OBE PC (8 October 1907 5 September 1990) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat who oversaw moves to independence in various colonies and was UK representative to the United Nations. Foot was educated at Leighton Park School in Reading, Berkshire, and at St John''s College at the University of Cambridge where he was President of the Cambridge Union and the Cambridge University Liberal Club. He was the son of solicitor and Liberal Party MP Isaac Foot, and brother of the MP Sir Dingle Foot, the life peer Lord Foot, and Labour Party MP and former party leader Michael Foot. He was the father of the late Paul Foot, a journalist, and Oliver Foot, an actor. Foot''s career in the diplomatic service was long and distinguished. During the Second World War, he was British Military Administrator of Cyrenaica,1943 then Colonial Secretary of Cyprus, 1943-1945. After the War, he served as Colonial Secretary of Jamaica, 1945-1947, Chief Secretary for Nigeria, 1947-1950 and Captain General and Governor in Chief of Jamaica, 1951-1957.
