Maurice Henry Dorman

Sir Maurice Henry Dorman GCMG GCVO DL (7 August 1912 – 26 October 1993)^[1] was the representative of the Crown in the then-Commonwealth Realms of Tanganyika, Trinidad and Tobago, Sierra Leone, and Malta.^[2]

Sir Maurice Henry Dorman GCMG GCVO DL
1st Governor-General of Malta
In office 21 September 1964 – 22 June 1971
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Giorgio Borg Olivier Dom Mintoff
Preceded by	Himself (as governor)
Succeeded by	Sir Anthony Mamo
Governor of Malta
In office 2 July 1962 – 21 September 1964
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Sir Guy Grantham
Succeeded by	Himself (as governor-general)
1st Governor-General of Sierra Leone
In office 27 April 1961 – 5 May 1962
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Sir Milton Margai
Preceded by	Himself (as governor)
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Governor of Sierra Leone
In office 1 December 1956 – 27 April 1961
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Sir Robert de Zouche Hall
Succeeded by	Himself (as governor-general)
Personal details
Born	Maurice Henry Dorman 7 August 1912 Stafford, England
Died	26 October 1993(1993-10-26) (aged 81)
Spouse	Monica Dorman
Children	4 (1 son & 3 daughters)
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge
Occupation	Colonial administrator, diplomat, philanthropist

Dorman was born in 1912 and was the eldest son of John Ehrenfried Dorman and Madeleine Louise Bostock. Both his parents came from big industrial families in the town of Stafford. His mother was a magistrate and one of the first female dentists.^[3]

Dorman was educated at Sedbergh School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He served in Sierra Leone from 1956 until 1962, for which he was knighted in 1957. From 27 April 1961 (Sierra Leone's independence day) to 27 April 1962, Dorman was the Governor-General of Sierra Leone. From 1962 until 1964, he was the Colonial Governor of Malta and then became Governor-General of Malta from September 1964 until July 1971, when he was replaced by Sir Anthony Mamo. In 1971–1972, he was a deputy chairman of the Pearce Commission.

He was a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire and a Knight Grand Cross of the Maltese Order of Merit. In his retirement, he was also active within the Order of St John, being appointed in 1972 as Almoner and Chief Commander of the St John Ambulance. He continued his work in public health as a member of the Swindon Hospital Management Committee and other positions. He served as a member of the board of governors of Monkton Combe School from 1969 to 1992.^[4]

References

1. Lentz, H.M. (2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
2. "Obituary: Sir Maurice Dorman". The Independent. London. 10 November 1993. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
3. Madeleine Louise Bostock at bostock.net
4. A Delightful Inheritance by P. LeRoy, Monkton Print, 2018.

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Robert de Zouche Hall	Governor of Sierra Leone 1956–1961	Succeeded by Independence of Sierra Leone
Preceded by Office created	Governor-General of Sierra Leone 1961–1962	Succeeded by Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Preceded by Sir Guy Grantham	Governor of Malta 1962–1964	Succeeded by Independence of Malta
Preceded by Office created	Governor-General of Malta 1964–1971	Succeeded by Anthony Mamo