William Hugh Beeton
William Hugh Beeton, CMG was the Chief Commissioner of Ashanti, which became Ghana in 1957. Beeton also served as Vice-President of The Royal African Society.Education
William Hugh Beeton was educated at Strathallan School in Perthshire and the London School of Economics, University of London.Career
- Assistant District Commissioner, Gold Coast, 1926.
- District Commissioner, Gold Coast, 1932.
- Administrative Officer, Class II, 1943.
- Senior Assistant Colonial Secretary, 1944.
- Administrative Officer, Class I, 1946.
- Chief Commissioner, Ashanti, 1950-54.
Awards
Appointed a Companion of St Michael and St George, 1954.
