William Goode (colonial administrator)
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Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode GCMG KStJ (8 June 1907 – 15 September 1986) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Singapore from 1957 to 1959, and Governor of North Borneo from 1960 to 1963.
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Sir William Goode | |
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23rd Governor of North Borneo | |
In office 21 April 1960[1] – 15 September 1963 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Roland Turnbull |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
1st Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore | |
In office 3 June 1959 – 2 December 1959[2] | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Yusof Ishak |
4th Governor of Singapore | |
In office 9 December 1957 – 2 June 1959 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Chief Minister | Lim Yew Hock |
Preceded by | Robin Black |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
1st Chief Secretary of Singapore | |
In office February 1955 – 9 December 1957 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Edgeworth Beresford David |
3rd Colonial Secretary of Singapore | |
In office 30 July 1953 – February 1955 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Wilfred Lawson Blythe |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1907-06-08)8 June 1907 Twickenham, Middlesex, England |
Died | 15 September 1986(1986-09-15) (aged 79) Goring-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, England |
Spouses | Mary Harding
(m. 1938; died 1947)Ena Mary McLaren (m. 1950) |
Children | 1 |
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