James Hennessy

Sir James Patrick Ivan Hennessy KBE CMG (born 26 September 1923) is a retired British diplomat and served as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons from 1982 to 1987.[1]

For the French equestrian, see James Hennessy (equestrian).

Early years

Educated at Bedford School and then King's College, Durham (now part of Newcastle University), Hennessy joined the Royal Artillery in 1942, and was then seconded to the Indian Army from 1944 to 1946.

Career

After the War, Hennessy joined what was then HM Overseas Service, serving initially in Basutoland, South Africa from 1948 in a number of roles, seconded in 1961 to the Office of the High Commissioner in Pretoria and taking on a number of positions in the government of South Africa. He retired from the Overseas Service in 1968 and was appointed to the Foreign Office, serving as Chargé d'Affaires to Montevideo, Uruguay for 1971–72,[2] and then High Commissioner to Kampala, Uganda and non-resident Ambassador to Kigali, Rwanda, 1973–76. He served as Consul-General in Cape Town from 1977 to 1980, before ending his career as the last Governor and Commander-in-Chief of British Honduras (now Belize) from 1980–1981.[3]

In 1982, Hennessy was appointed as the second ever HM Chief Inspector of Prisons,[4] taking over from Bill Pearce,[5] previously the Chief Inspector of Probation for Inner London whose tenure as HMCIP was cut short by illness. Hennessey served a five-year term until 1987. After stepping down as Chief Inspector to be replaced by Judge Sir Stephen Tumim, Hennessy served on the Parole Board for England and Wales until 1991 and as a Trustee of the Butler Trust until 1998.

Honors and recognition

Hennessy was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1959 New Year Honours,[6] an Office of the same Order (OBE) in the 1968 New Year Honours,[7] a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1975 New Year Honours[8] and finally a Knight of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1982 New Year Honours.[9]

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References
  1. A & C Black (2012). "HENNESSY, Sir James (Patrick Ivan)". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. "No. 45216". The London Gazette. 20 October 1970. p. 11475.
  3. "No. 48277". The London Gazette. 13 August 1980. p. 11491.
  4. "No. 49095". The London Gazette. 31 August 1982. p. 11349.
  5. Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons 1982.
  6. "No. 41589". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1959. p. 22.
  7. "No. 55354". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1968. p. 2.
  8. "No. 46444". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1974. p. 4.
  9. "No. 48837". The London Gazette. 30 December 1981. p. 17.

Positions held
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Geoffrey Jackson		 Chargé d’Affaires to
Montevideo, Uruguay
1971–1972		 Succeeded by
Peter Oliver
Preceded by
The Lord Buckmaster		 High Commissioner to Kampala,
Uganda and non-resident
Ambassador to Kigali, Rwanda
1973–1976		 Succeeded by
Unknown
Preceded by
Henry Julian Downing		 Consul-General in Cape Town
1977–1980		 Succeeded by
Unknown
Preceded by
Peter Donovan McEntee		 Governor and Commander-
-in-Chief of British Honduras
1980–1981		 Belize granted independence
Government offices
Preceded by
 Her Majesty's Chief
Inspector of Prisons
1982-1987		 Succeeded by
Judge Sir Stephen Tumim
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