Peter Stallard
British colonial administrator (1915-1995)
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Sir Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard KCMG CVO MBE (6 March 1915 – 25 October 1995) was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1967 to 1972.
6 March 1915
Sir Peter Stallard | |
|---|---|
| 21st Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man | |
| In office 1966–1974 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Ronald Garvey |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Paul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard 6 March 1915 |
| Died | 25 October 1995 (aged 80) |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Kirke |
| Children | One son and one daughter |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1939-1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Career
Educated at Bromsgrove School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford,[1] Stallard joined the colonial service in Nigeria in 1937.[2] He served in West Africa and Burma during World War II being given an emergency commission in 1941 and reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel by the end of the War.[3] He later re-joined the colonial service, becoming Secretary to the Prime Minister of the Federation of Nigeria in 1957 in the run-up to independence[4] before moving on to be Governor of British Honduras in 1961, where he arrived in the aftermath of serious hurricane damage.[5] He retired in 1966.[6]
In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man:[7] in August 1973 the Summerland disaster took place.[8] and he had to contend with calls for independence from Manx people.[9] He later chaired an inquiry into military training on Dartmoor.[10]
Family
In 1941 he married Mary Elizabeth Kirke; they had one son and one daughter.[2]
