Edward Beetham

Edward Beetham

Sir Edward Betham Beetham (1905–1979) served as Governor of Trinidad and Tobago between 1955 and 1960. He presided over the transition to elected internal self-government. Beetham was the last British colonial governor. The Beetham Highway in Port of Spain is named after him.


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