Peter Fawcus

Sir
Robert Peter Fawcus
KBE CMG
Queen's Commissioner of Bechuanaland
In office
1 August 1964 – 1965
Preceded by none
Succeeded by Hugh Norman-Walker
Resident Commissioner of Bechuanaland
In office
1963 – 1 August 1964
Preceded by John Redcliffe-Maud
Succeeded by himself, as Queen's Commissioner
Personal details
Born 30 September 1915
Died 22 April 2003 (age 87)
Nationality British

Sir Robert Peter Fawcus KBE CMG (30 September 1915 – 22 April 2003) was a British colonial administrator in Bechuanaland Protectorate.

Educated at Cambridge University, Fawcus was Government Secretary for Bechuanaland from 1954 to 1959, Resident Commissioner of Bechuanaland from 1959 to 1963 and Queen's Commissioner from 1963 to 1965. He prepared the way for Botswana's independence in 1966.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Morton, Fred; Ramsay, Jeff; Mgadla, Part Themba (2008). "Fawcus, Robert Peter". Historical Dictionary of Botswana. African Historical Dictionaries. 108 (4th ed.). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8108-5467-3.


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