John Middleton (administrator)

Sir John Middleton KBE, CMG (* 1870, † 1954) was a governor, among others, Gambia and represented King George V in the British colony of Gambia.

Middleton came in 1901 in the service of the Colonial Office a. He worked for six years in Southern Nigeria, before he went to 1920 to Mauritius. He was from 1920 to 1927 Governor of the Falkland Islands, then on 10 March 1927 until the November 29, 1928 Governor of Gambia. From 1928 until he served as governor of Newfoundland.

Governor of Newfoundland he was during a political crisis that was exacerbated by the global economic crisis. In 1932 he was asked to check whether assertions are true that the Prime Minister of Newfoundland, Sir Richard Squires, was embroiled in a corruption scandal. Middleton could demonstrate no evidence; This led to an uprising against the government building on April 5, 1932 and Squires government was deposed.

Middleton withdrew from public life and returned to Britain.