Henry Joseph Twynam
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MonarchGeorge VI
Governors-GeneralThe Marquess of Linlithgow
The Viscount Wavell
The Viscount Wavell
Preceded bySir Francis Verner Wylie
Succeeded bySir Frederick Chalmers Bourne
Sir Henry Joseph Twynam | |
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| 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 |
| Died | 21 October 1966 (aged 79) |
| Spouse |
Muriel Hearson (m. 1915) |
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| Parents |
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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]