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Brian Freeston 
Summary
Sir Leslie Brian Freeston KCMG OBE (11 August 1892 – 16 July 1958) was a British colonial official.
Sir Brian Freeston | |
|---|---|
| 43rd Governor of the Leeward Islands | |
| In office 1943–1947 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Douglas Jardine |
| Succeeded by | W. R. Macnie (Acting) |
| 16th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific | |
| In office 1945 – 21 March 1947 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir John Rankine (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | John Fearns Nicoll (Acting) |
| 18th Governor of Fiji | |
| In office 1 January 1945 – 21 March 1947 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir John Rankine (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | John Fearns Nicoll (Acting) |
| 2nd Secretary General of the Pacific Commission | |
| In office 12 November 1951 – 12 November 1954 | |
| Preceded by | William D. Forsyth |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Clairon Bedell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leslie Brian Freeston 11 August 1892 Brentford, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 16 July 1958 (aged 65) Bromley, Kent, England |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1914-1919 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | London Regiment |
Career edit
Freeston was educated at Willaston School and New College, Oxford. After service in the London Regiment of the British Army in the First World War[1] he joined the then Colonial Office in 1919. He was Governor of the Leeward Islands 1944–48; Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner, Western Pacific 1948–52; Secretary-General of the South Pacific Commission 1951–54. Freeston was knighted on 1 January 1945.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ "No. 28937". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 October 1914. p. 8228.
- ^ "No. 36866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1945. p. 6.
Sources edit
- FREESTON, Sir (Leslie) Brian, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
- Sir Brian Freeston – Former Governor Of Fiji (obituary), The Times, London, 17 July 1958, page 12
External links edit
- Portraits of Sir (Leslie) Brian Freeston (1892-1958), Colonial governor at the National Portrait Gallery, London
