Arthur Richards, 1st Baron Milverton
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The Lord Milverton GCMG |
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| 15th Governor of North Borneo | |
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In office 1930–1933 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Sir John Humphreys |
| Succeeded by | Sir Douglas Jardine |
| 16th Governor of Gambia | |
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In office 12 April 1933 – 22 October 1936 |
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| Monarch |
George V Edward VIII |
| Preceded by | Sir Herbert Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Southorn |
| 13th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific | |
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In office 28 November 1936 – August 1938 |
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| Monarch |
Edward VIII George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Cecil Barton (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Cecil Barton (acting) |
| 14th Governor of Fiji | |
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In office 28 November 1936 – August 1938 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Cecil Barton (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Cecil Barton (acting) |
| 47th Governor of Jamaica | |
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In office 19 August 1938 – July 1943 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Charles Campbell Woolley (acting) |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Flinn (acting) |
| 5th Governor of Nigeria | |
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In office 1943 – 5 February 1948 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Bernard Bourdillon |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Macpherson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1885 Bedminister, Bristol, England |
| Died | 27 October 1978 (aged 93) Coz Green, Berkshire, England |
| Spouse(s) | Noelle 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.
The son of William Rogers of Bristol, Richards was educated at Clifton College.
He served as Governor of North Borneo from 1930-1933 and of Gambia from 1933-1936. In 1936 he was appointed Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner of the British Western Pacific Territories, posts he held until 1938. He then served as Governor of Jamaica from 1938-1943, and as Governor of Nigeria from 1943-1948.
He was made a CMG in 1933, elevated to KCMG in 1935, and again to GCMG in 1942. In 1947 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Milverton, of Lagos and of Clifton in the City of Bristol.
In 1927, Richards married Noelle Bënda Whitehead (18 December 1904 – 11 September 2010), daughter of Charles Basil Whitehead. He died in October 1978, aged 93, and was succeeded in the Barony by his eldest son Fraser Arthur Richard Richards.
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