Andrew Barkworth Wright

Sir
Andrew Barkworth Wright
KCMG CBE MC with Bar
Governor of British Cyprus
In office
4 August 1949 – February 1954
MonarchsGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Preceded byReginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster
Succeeded byRobert Perceval Armitage
Governor of the Gambia
In office
29 March 1947 – 1 December 1949
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byHilary Blood
Succeeded byPercy Wyn-Harris
Colonial Secretary of Trinidad
In office
1943–1947
Personal details
Born30 November 1895
Died24 March 1971(1971-03-24) (aged 75)
NationalityBritish
Alma materJesus College, Cambridge

Sir Andrew Barkworth Wright KCMG CBE MC with Bar (30 November 1895 – 24 March 1971) was a British colonial administrator and army officer. He served as the Governor of British Cyprus from 1949 to 1954, and as Governor of the Gambia from 1947 to 1949.


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