William Goode (colonial administrator)

Sir William Goode
23rd Governor of North Borneo
In office
21 April 1960[1] – 15 September 1963
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byRoland Turnbull
Succeeded byOffice abolished
1st Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore
In office
3 June 1959 – 2 December 1959[2]
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byYusof Ishak
4th Governor of Singapore
In office
9 December 1957 – 2 June 1959
MonarchElizabeth II
Chief MinisterLim Yew Hock
Preceded byRobin Black
Succeeded byOffice abolished
1st Chief Secretary of Singapore
In office
February 1955 – 9 December 1957
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byEdgeworth Beresford David
3rd Colonial Secretary of Singapore
In office
30 July 1953 – February 1955
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byWilfred Lawson Blythe
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1907-06-08)8 June 1907
Twickenham, Middlesex, England
Died15 September 1986(1986-09-15) (aged 79)
Goring-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, England
Spouses
Mary Harding
(m. 1938; died 1947)
Ena Mary McLaren
(m. 1950)
Children1

Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode GCMG KStJ (8 June 1907 – 15 September 1986) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Singapore from 1957 to 1959, and Governor of North Borneo from 1960 to 1963.

  1. ^ "Sir William is sworn in". The Straits Times. 22 April 1960. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Farewell in the rain for Goode". The Straits Times. 3 December 1959. p. 12.

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