Walter Coutts

Sir Walter Fleming Coutts GCMG MBE (30 November 1912 – 4 November 1988)^[1] was a British colonial administrator and was Uganda's final Governor before independence, from 1961–1962. He was Governor-General of Uganda 1962–1963.^[2] He was chosen for this job because he had a reputation within the colonial office for supporting African nationalism and African independence movements.^[3]

Sir Walter Coutts GCMG MBE
Coutts in 1962
Governor-General of Uganda
In office 9 October 1962 – 9 October 1963
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Milton Obote
Preceded by	himself as Governor of Uganda
Succeeded by	position abolished
Governor of Uganda
In office 1961–1962
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Sir Frederick Crawford
Succeeded by	himself as Governor-General of Uganda
Administrator of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
In office 1948–1955
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Robert Arundell Sir Edward Beetham
Preceded by	Ronald Herbert Garvey
Succeeded by	Alexander Falconer Giles
Personal details
Born	(1912-11-30)30 November 1912
Died	4 November 1988(1988-11-04) (aged 75)
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge
Profession	colonial administrator

He was educated at Glasgow Academy, the University of St Andrews and St John's College, Cambridge.^[4]

Government offices
Preceded by Ronald Herbert Garvey	Administrator of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1948 – 1955	Succeeded by Alexander Falconer Giles
Preceded by Sir Frederick Crawford	Governor of Uganda 1961–1962	Post abolished
Preceded by Position created	Governor-General of Uganda 1962–1963	Succeeded by Position abolished

See also

• Clan Farquharson - the surname Coutts is a sept of this Scottish clan