Henry Joseph Twynam

Sir Henry Joseph Twynam
KCSI CIE
Sir Henry Joseph Twynam KCSI CIE
Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar
	In office; 17 September 1940 – 16 September 1946
Monarch	George VI
Governors‑General	The Marquess of Linlithgow; The Viscount Wavell
Preceded by	Sir Francis Verner Wylie
Succeeded by	Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne
Personal details
Born	24 April 1887; Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died	21 October 1966 (aged 79); New Forest, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Spouse	Muriel Hearson (m. 1915)
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]

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

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

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