In 1937, Pilling was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Saint Helena, and in 1941 he became British Resident in Zanzibar. He retired from the Colonial Service in 1946.
pilling, henry, kcmg, 1886, june, 1953, british, colonial, administrator, governor, helena, from, 1938, 1941, british, resident, zanzibar, from, 1941, 1946, retirement, served, speaker, east, africa, central, legislative, assembly, from, 1949, until, death, bi. Sir Henry Guy Pilling KCMG 1886 13 June 1953 was a British colonial administrator He was Governor of St Helena from 1938 to 1941 and the British Resident in Zanzibar from 1941 to 1946 1 2 In retirement he served as Speaker of the East Africa Central Legislative Assembly from 1949 until his death Biography editBorn in East Dereham Pilling was educated at The King s School Ely and Keble College Oxford He joined the Colonial Service as a cadet in 1907 in Fiji In 1921 he became Assistant Colonial Secretary of Fiji In 1929 he was appointed Assistant to the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific before being appointed Colonial Secretary of British Honduras the same year In 1934 he was transferred to Kenya as Colonial Secretary In 1937 Pilling was appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of Saint Helena and in 1941 he became British Resident in Zanzibar He retired from the Colonial Service in 1946 After his retirement Pilling was elected Speaker of the East Africa Central Legislative Assembly in 1949 and served until his death Pilling was appointed CMG in 1932 and promoted to KCMG in 1941 He also received the First Class of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar References edit Sir Guy Pilling The Sunday Times 14 June 1953 p 8 Sir Guy Pilling The Times 15 June 1953 p 8 https www ukwhoswho com view 10 1093 ww 9780199540891 001 0001 ww 9780199540884 e 241836 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guy Pilling amp oldid 1170747755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
