Henry Joseph Twynam

Sir Henry Joseph Twynam, KCSI, CIE (24 April 1887 – 21 October 1966)[2] was a British administrator in India. He was Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar from 1940 to 1946.[3]

Sir Henry Joseph Twynam
KCSI CIE
Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar
In office
17 September 1940 – 16 September 1946
MonarchGeorge VI
Governors‑GeneralThe Marquess of Linlithgow
The Viscount Wavell
Preceded bySir Francis Verner Wylie
Succeeded bySir Frederick Chalmers Bourne
Personal details
Born(1887-04-24)24 April 1887
Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died21 October 1966(1966-10-21) (aged 79)
New Forest, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Spouse
Muriel Hearson
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(m. 1915)​
[1]
Children
  • Pamela Mary Somerville Twynam (b1915 – d1971)
  • Humphrey Reginald Woodriff Twynam (b1917 – d1940)
  • Penelope Hearson Twynam (b1924 – d2005)
Parents
  • Charles Henry Twynam (father)
  • Mary Sophia Piggott (mother)

Twynam joined the Indian Civil Service in 1909.[3]

Tywnam was appointed a CIE in 1934, CSI in 1937, and KCSI in 1940.[3]

References
  1. "Henry Twynam, 1887 - 1966". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. "Henry Joseph Twynam 1887-1966 - Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  3. "Twynam, Sir Henry Joseph, (24 April 1887–21 Oct. 1966), late ICS". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U49882. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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