Peter Stallard

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.

Sir Peter Stallard KCMG CVO MBE
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 (1995-10-26) (aged 80)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	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]

References

1. "Oxford Gazette, 1995/6". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
2. Debrett's People of Today, 1994.
3. "No. 35294". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 1941. p. 5713.
4. "No. 42051". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 1960. p. 3976.
5. Hurricane Damage, Hansard, 7 December 1961.
6. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
7. World Leaders Index
8. The Island's Aftermath of Bitterness.
9. Interview with Sir Peter Stallard. British Film Institute.
10. Commons Written Answers to Questions Archived 2011-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, Hansard, 17 July 1978.

Government offices
Preceded by Colin Thornley	Governor of British Honduras 1961–1966	Succeeded by Sir John Paul
Preceded by Sir Ronald Garvey	Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man 1966–1974	Succeeded by Sir John Paul