Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston


Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, GCMG was a Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician. He was the first indigenous Governor-General of Sierra Leone. He was a member of the Creole ethnic group.

Career

Lightfoot Boston served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sierra Leone from 1957 to 1962 and as Governor-General of Sierra Leone from 7 July 1962 to 26 March 1967. He was preceded by British diplomat Sir Maurice Henry Dorman and succeeded after a coup d'état by Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith.

Legacy

Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown is named in his honor.
Lightfoot Boston's image is featured on a 50 Leone coin issued by the Bank of Sierra Leone.