Henry Butters
Scottish colonial civil servant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Robert Butters (11 April 1898 – 1 March 1985) was a Scottish colonial civil servant. He was the first Labour Officer of Hong Kong and Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1939 to 1941.
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Henry Robert Butters | |
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Financial Secretary of Hong Kong | |
In office 20 June 1940 – 25 December 1941 | |
Governor | Sir Geoffry Northcote Mark Aitchison Young |
Preceded by | Sydney Caine |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Follows |
Labour Officer | |
In office 1938–1939 | |
Governor | Sir Geoffry Northcote |
Preceded by | New position |
Succeeded by | Edward Irvine Wynne-Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | (1898-04-11)11 April 1898 Glasgow, Scotland |
Died | 1 March 1985(1985-03-01) (aged 86) Stirling, Scotland |
Spouse | Jean Bain |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Occupation | Civil servant |
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