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'''Sir Henry Joseph Twynam''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|KCSI|CIE|sep=,|size=100}} (24 April 1887–21 October 1966)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Henry Joseph Twynam 1887-1966 - Ancestry® |url=https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/henry-joseph-twynam-24-9g2qmd |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www.ancestry.com |language=en-US}}</ref> was a British administrator in India. He was [[List of governors of the Central Provinces and Berar|Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar]] from 1940 to 1946.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twynam, Sir Henry Joseph, (24 April 1887–21 Oct. 1966), late ICS |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-49882 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO | year=2007 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U49882}}</ref>
'''Sir Henry Joseph Twynam''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|KCSI|CIE|sep=,|size=100}} (24 April 1887–21 October 1966)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Henry Joseph Twynam 1887-1966 - Ancestry® |url=https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/henry-joseph-twynam-24-9g2qmd |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www.ancestry.com |language=en-US}}</ref> was a British administrator in India. He was [[List of governors of the Central Provinces and Berar|Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar]] from 1940 to 1946.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Twynam, Sir Henry Joseph, (24 April 1887–21 Oct. 1966), late ICS |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-49882 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO | year=2007 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U49882}}</ref>

Twynam joined the Indian Civil Service in 1909.<ref name=":0" />

Tywnam was appointed a CIE in 1934, CSI in 1937, and KCSI in 1940.<ref name=":0" />


== References ==
== References ==

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Sir Henry Joseph Twynam
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
(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)

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]

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. ^ a b c "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.