John Wardle Houlton

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Sir John Wardle Houlton was a British civil servant in the Foreign Office who emigrated to Swaziland and served as the President of the Senate [1] from 1967 to 1973. [2]

Houlton was born in 1892. [3] His family was from Middlesex and he was educated at the Perse School, and Christ's College, Cambridge. [3] He worked in the Indian Civil Service, in the government of Bihar, from 1933. [3]

Houlton emigrated to South Africa in 1950, and then to Swaziland, where he was made a legal secretary. [1] In 1965, he became speaker of the Legislative Council of Swaziland, and two years later he became Speaker of the Senate. [1] He retired from that position in May 1973. [1]

Houlton was the author of Bihar, the Heart of India (1949). [4] For years he wrote editorials in the Times of Swaziland. [1] He died on 9 November 1973. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grotpeter, John J. (1975). Historical dictionary of Swaziland. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-0805-6.
  2. ↑ Scutt, Joan Frances (1980). The story of Swaziland. Websters. ISBN   9780797800069.
  3. 1 2 3 "Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage". Kelly's Directories. 1973.
  4. ↑ East-West Center Library (1963). "Select List of Recent Publications". East-West Center Library.
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