Leicester Paul Beaufort

Sir Leicester Paul Beaufort (13 December 1853 – 12 August 1926), was a British barrister and colonial governor of North Borneo.^{[1] [2]}

Beaufort was the second son of the Reverend Daniel Augustus Beaufort of Warburton, Cheshire and his wife Emily Newel, daughter of Sir John Davis, former Governor of Hong Kong.^[3] His grandfather on the paternal side was Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort.

Beaufort was educated at Westminster School and the University of Oxford, graduating as a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Civil Law.^[2] He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1879.^{[3] [2]} In 1883 he married Edith Mary Griffith, daughter of an Anglican clergyman.^{[2] [3]} In 1888 he was elected to the London School Board as one of the representatives of Greenwich.^[4]

In 1889 he began his career in colonial administration when he was appointed a judicial commissioner and government secretary in British North Borneo. From 1895-1900 he was Governor of North Borneo and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Labuan.^{[5] [3] [1]} From 1901-1911 he was Chief Justice of North-Eastern Rhodesia and from 1911-1918 a judge of the High Court of Northern Rhodesia.^{[1] [3]}

He retired in 1918 and living at Wynberg, Cape Colony.^{[1] [3]} He was knighted in 1919.^{[6] [3] [1]}

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Death Of Sir Leicester Beaufort". The Times. 14 August 1926. p. 10. 
2. 1 2 3 4 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. 1899. p. 126. 
3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "BEAUFORT, Sir Leicester Paul". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
4. ↑ "The London School Board. Result of the Polls". The Morning Post. 28 November 1888. p. 53. 
5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26613. p. 2065. 5 April 1895.
6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31271. p. 4414. 4 April 1919.