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Maurice Henry Dorman

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Maurice Henry Dorman
1st Governor-General of Malta
In office
21 September 1964 – 22 June 1971
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterGiorgio Borg Olivier
Dom Mintoff
Preceded byHimself
(as governor)
Succeeded bySir Anthony Mamo
Governor of Malta
In office
2 July 1962 – 21 September 1964
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Guy Grantham
Succeeded byHimself
(as governor-general)
1st Governor-General of Sierra Leone
In office
27 April 1961 – 5 May 1962
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSir Milton Margai
Preceded byHimself
(as governor)
Succeeded bySir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Governor of Sierra Leone
In office
1 December 1956 – 27 April 1961
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Robert de Zouche Hall
Succeeded byHimself
(as governor-general)
Personal details
Born
Maurice Henry Dorman

7 August 1912
Stafford, England
Died26 October 1993(1993-10-26) (aged 81)
SpouseMonica Dorman
Children4 (1 son & 3 daughters)
Alma materMagdalene College, Cambridge
OccupationColonial administrator, diplomat, philanthropist

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]

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

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  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 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
Preceded by Governor of Malta
1962–1964
Succeeded by
Independence of Malta
Preceded by
Office created
Governor-General of Malta
1964–1971
Succeeded by