Sir Walter Fleming Coutts GCMG MBE (30 November 1912 – 4 November 1988)[1] was a British colonial administrator and was Uganda's final Governor before independence, from 1961–1962. He was Governor-General of Uganda 1962–1963.[2] He was chosen for this job because he had a reputation within the colonial office for supporting African nationalism and African independence movements.[3]

Sir
Walter Coutts
Coutts in 1962
Governor-General of Uganda
In office
9 October 1962 – 9 October 1963
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byhimself
as Governor of Uganda
Succeeded byposition abolished
Governor of Uganda
In office
1961–1962
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Frederick Crawford
Succeeded byhimself
as Governor-General of Uganda
Administrator of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
In office
1948–1955
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorSir Robert Arundell
Sir Edward Beetham
Preceded byRonald Herbert Garvey
Succeeded byAlexander Falconer Giles
Personal details
Born(1912-11-30)30 November 1912
Died4 November 1988(1988-11-04) (aged 75)
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Professioncolonial administrator

He was educated at Glasgow Academy, the University of St Andrews and St John's College, Cambridge.[4]

Government offices
Preceded by Administrator of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1948 – 1955
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Uganda
1961–1962
Post abolished
Preceded by
Position created
Governor-General of Uganda
1962–1963
Succeeded by
Position abolished

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Profile of Walter Fleming Coutts
  2. ^ "Uganda, Republic of", in Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, Harris M. Lentz, ed. London: Routledge, 2014.
  3. ^ "Uganda, Republic of", in Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, Harris M. Lentz, ed. London: Routledge, 2014.
  4. ^ ‘COUTTS, Sir Walter (Fleming)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016