John Huggins (colonial administrator)

Sir John Huggins GCMG MC (1891–1971)^[1] was a British colonial administrator in Penang and subsequently Trinidad. He was Governor of Jamaica from 1943 to 1951.^[2]

He married Molly Green and they had three daughters. His second daughter, Cherry, became Lady Hambro.^[3]

He was progressively promoted within the Order of St Michael and St George, from Companion (CMG, 8 June 1939),^[4] to Knight Commander (KCMG, before 1946),^[5] to Knight Grand Cross (GCMG, 9 June 1949).^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Sir John Huggins. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
^ Obituary: Lady Hambro. The Times, 25 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017. (subscription required)
^ Lady Hambro, first fashion editor of the Telegraph magazine – obituary. The Telegraph, 14 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017. (subscription required)
^ CMG
^ KCMG
^ GCMG

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[npg-1] Sir John Huggins. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

[times-2] Obituary: Lady Hambro. The Times, 25 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017. (subscription required)

[teleg-3] Lady Hambro, first fashion editor of the Telegraph magazine – obituary. The Telegraph, 14 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017. (subscription required)

[4] CMG

[5] KCMG

[6] GCMG

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