Arthur Richards, 1st Baron Milverton

The Lord Milverton
Governor of North Borneo
In office
1930–1933
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded bySir John Humphreys
Succeeded bySir Douglas Jardine
Governor of Gambia
In office
12 April 1933 – 22 October 1936
MonarchsGeorge V
Edward VIII
Preceded bySir Herbert Palmer
Succeeded bySir Thomas Southorn
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office
28 November 1936 – August 1938
MonarchsEdward VIII
George VI
Preceded bySir Cecil Barton (acting)
Succeeded bySir Cecil Barton (acting)
Governor of Fiji
In office
28 November 1936 – August 1938
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded bySir Cecil Barton (acting)
Succeeded bySir Cecil Barton (acting)
Governor of Jamaica
In office
19 August 1938 – July 1943
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byCharles Campbell Woolley (acting)
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Flinn (acting)
Governor of Nigeria
In office
1943 – 5 February 1948
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded bySir Bernard Bourdillon
Succeeded bySir John Macpherson
Personal details
Born21 February 1885
Bedminster, Bristol, England
Died27 October 1978(1978-10-27) (aged 93)
Cox Green, Berkshire, England
SpouseNoelle Bënda Whitehead (m. 1927–1978; his death)

Arthur Frederick Richards, 1st Baron Milverton GCMG (21 February 1885 – 27 October 1978), was a British colonial administrator who over his career served as Governor of North Borneo, Gambia, Fiji, Jamaica, and Nigeria.


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