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|death_place = [[Cape Town]], South Africa
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'''Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|GCMG|KStJ}} (18 March 1887 – 26 March 1964)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=B9W6t3SfRgUC&dq=Henry+Monck-Mason+Moore+1887&pg=PA423 Profile of Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore]</ref> was British Governor of [[Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate|British Sierra Leone]], [[Kenya Colony|Kenya]] and [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]].
'''Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=small|GCMG|KStJ}} (18 March 1887<ref>"Biographical Notes" in ''Selections from the Smuts Papers: Volume VII, August 1945 – October 1950'', Jean van der Poel, ed. (Cambridge University Press, 2007) p423</ref> – 26 March 1964)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=B9W6t3SfRgUC&dq=Henry+Monck-Mason+Moore+1887&pg=PA423 Profile of Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore]</ref> was a British governor of [[British Sierra Leone]], [[Kenya Colony|Kenya]] and [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]].


==Biography==
The son of Rev. Edward William Moore, he was educated at [[Rokeby Preparatory School|Rokeby]], [[King's College School|KCS]], Wimbledon and [[Jesus College, Cambridge]], graduating in 1909.
The son of Rev. Edward William Moore, he was educated at [[Rokeby Preparatory School|Rokeby]], [[King's College School|KCS]], Wimbledon and [[Jesus College, Cambridge]], graduating in 1909.
In [[World War I]], he was a lieutenant in the [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] based in [[Salonika]] from 1916 to 1919.
In [[World War I]], he was a lieutenant in the [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] based in [[Salonika]] from 1916 to 1919.


He served as [[Governor of Sierra Leone]] from 1934 to 1937. As governor of Sierra Leone he undertook surveys of infrastructure. He undertook a campaign that began by successfully "repairing every road and bridge in the [[Port Loko District|area around Port Loko]]." It was considered one of the most ambitious and successful such efforts in colonial Africa during the era of the Great Depression. Adding to this, he then began a similar campaign in the [[Pujehun District|Pejehun area]], [[Bonthe District|Bonthe and the surrounding area]] as well as [[Bo District|Bo and the surrounding villages]]. This succeeded in providing employment for large numbers of native workers, as well as increasing commercial infrastructure for later development. However, when the area surrounding [[Magburaka]] asked for the same improvements, Goveror Moore was unable to get the funds from the colonial office. This led to some sections alleging that the coastal areas were being "favoured" by the British government. Governor Moore found this dynamic "most distressing." While it was true that the funds simply had run out, and that Moore's efforts were genuinely made in good faith, the perception of favoritism became one which Moore had to consciously combat from then on.<ref>Hall, Henry Usher. The Sherbro of Sierra Leone: A Preliminary Report on the Work of the University Museum's Expedition to West Africa, 1937. United States: University Press, University of Pennsylvania, 1938.</ref> [[Albert Margai]] later wrote that he remembered Moore "fondly," and that "he had a reputation for being sincerely compassionate towards us."<ref>Sierra Leone in Maps, foreword by Sir Albert Margai by John Innes Clarke</ref> Milton Margai said Moore was "unhypocritical" and was "never patronising," adding "Moore did not have the sort of superiority complex or condescension that some others from Europe have had." Milton Margai said later, "Monk-Mason Moore was one of the men who gave the British Empire a good name in the eyes of many Africans. It is unfortunate there were not more like him."<ref>Sir Milton Margai. United Kingdom: n.p., 1961.</ref> [[Siaka Stevens]] said Moore "was a good man." And that "he (Moore) genuinely meant well, and in most cases he did measurably good things."<ref>Kpundeh, Sahr John. Elites, Non-elites and Corruption: An Attitudinal Analysis of Data from Sierra Leone. United States: Howard University, 1993.</ref> In 1937 Moore joined the Colonial Department in [[London]] as Assistant Under Secretary of State from 1937 to 1939 and [[Deputy Under Secretary of State]] from 1939 to 1940.
He served as [[Governor of Sierra Leone]] from 1934 to 1937. As governor of Sierra Leone he undertook surveys of infrastructure. He undertook a campaign that began by successfully "repairing every road and bridge in the [[Port Loko District|area around Port Loko]]." It was considered one of the most ambitious and successful such efforts in colonial Africa during the era of the Great Depression. Adding to this, he then began a similar campaign in the [[Pujehun District|Pejehun area]], [[Bonthe District|Bonthe and the surrounding area]] as well as [[Bo District|Bo and the surrounding villages]]. This succeeded in providing employment for large numbers of native workers, as well as increasing commercial infrastructure for later development. However, when the area surrounding [[Magburaka]] asked for the same improvements, Governor Moore was unable to get the funds from the colonial office. This led to some sections alleging that the coastal areas were being "favoured" by the British government. Governor Moore found this dynamic "most distressing." While it was true that the funds simply had run out, and that Moore's efforts were genuinely made in good faith, the perception of favoritism became one which Moore had to consciously combat from then on.<ref>Hall, Henry Usher. The Sherbro of Sierra Leone: A Preliminary Report on the Work of the University Museum's Expedition to West Africa, 1937. United States: University Press, University of Pennsylvania, 1938.</ref> [[Albert Margai]] later wrote that he remembered Moore "fondly," and that "he had a reputation for being sincerely compassionate towards us."<ref>Sierra Leone in Maps, foreword by Sir Albert Margai by John Innes Clarke</ref> Milton Margai said Moore was "unhypocritical" and was "never patronising," adding "Moore did not have the sort of superiority complex or condescension that some others from Europe have had." Milton Margai said later, "Monk-Mason Moore was one of the men who gave the British Empire a good name in the eyes of many Africans. It is unfortunate there were not more like him."<ref>Sir Milton Margai. United Kingdom: n.p., 1961.</ref> [[Siaka Stevens]] said Moore "was a good man." And that "he (Moore) genuinely meant well, and in most cases he did measurably good things."<ref>Kpundeh, Sahr John. Elites, Non-elites and Corruption: An Attitudinal Analysis of Data from Sierra Leone. United States: Howard University, 1993.</ref> In 1937 Moore joined the Colonial Department in [[London]] as Assistant Under Secretary of State from 1937 to 1939 and [[Deputy Under Secretary of State]] from 1939 to 1940.


From 1940 to 1944, he was [[Governor of Kenya]] and then from 1944 to 1948 he was [[Governor of Ceylon]]. After the independence of [[Dominion of Ceylon|Ceylon]] in 1948, he served as Governor-General until 1950.
From 1940 to 1944, he was [[Governor of Kenya]] and then from 1944 to 1948 he was [[Governor of Ceylon]]. After the independence of [[Dominion of Ceylon|Ceylon]] in 1948, he served as Governor-General until 1950.


He married Daphne, daughter of William John Benson in 1921. He was the brother of the psychoanalyst [[Sylvia Payne]].
He married Daphne Ione Viola, daughter of William John Benson in December 1921. The couple had two daughters.<ref>{{Cite ODNB |last=Ofcansky |first=Thomas Paul |title=Moore, Sir Henry Monck-Mason (1887–1964), colonial governor |id=38475}}</ref> He was the brother of the psychoanalyst [[Sylvia Payne]].


==Awards and honours==
==Awards and honours==
* Awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree in [[Cambridge University]], 1909
* Awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree in [[Cambridge University]], 1909
* Companion of [[Order of Saint Michael and Saint George|The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]] (CMG), 1931
* Companion of [[The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]] (CMG), 1931
* Knight Commander of [[Order of Saint Michael and Saint George|The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]] ({{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCMG}}), 1935
* Knight Commander of [[The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]] ({{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCMG}}), 1935
* Knight Grand Cross of [[Order of Saint Michael and Saint George|The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]] ([[GCMG]]), 1943
* Knight Grand Cross of [[The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]] ([[GCMG]]), 1943
* Knights of Justice ([[KStJ]]) of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John]]
* Knights of Justice ([[KStJ]]) of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John]]


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Sir
Henry Monck-Mason Moore
GCMG KStJ
Moore in 1942
1st Governor-General of Ceylon
In office
4 February 1948 – 6 July 1949
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byPost created;
Himself as governor
Succeeded byThe Viscount Soulbury
29th Governor of British Ceylon
In office
19 September 1944 – 4 February 1948
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byAndrew Caldecott
Succeeded byPost abolished;
Himself as governor-general
20th Governor of Kenya
In office
9 January 1940 – 25 October 1944
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byWalter Harragin
Succeeded byPhilip Mitchell
In office
27 September 1930 – 13 February 1931
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byThe Lord Altrincham
Succeeded byJoseph Byrne
Governor of Sierra Leone
In office
17 July 1934 – 21 May 1937
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byArnold Hodson
Succeeded byDouglas James Jardine
Personal details
Born(1887-03-18)18 March 1887
London, England
Died26 March 1964(1964-03-26) (aged 77)
Cape Town, South Africa
Spouse
Daphne Ione Viola
​
(m. 1921)​
Children2

Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore GCMG KStJ (18 March 1887[1] – 26 March 1964)[2] was a British governor of British Sierra Leone, Kenya and Ceylon.

Biography

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The son of Rev. Edward William Moore, he was educated at Rokeby, KCS, Wimbledon and Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in 1909. In World War I, he was a lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery based in Salonika from 1916 to 1919.

He served as Governor of Sierra Leone from 1934 to 1937. As governor of Sierra Leone he undertook surveys of infrastructure. He undertook a campaign that began by successfully "repairing every road and bridge in the area around Port Loko." It was considered one of the most ambitious and successful such efforts in colonial Africa during the era of the Great Depression. Adding to this, he then began a similar campaign in the Pejehun area, Bonthe and the surrounding area as well as Bo and the surrounding villages. This succeeded in providing employment for large numbers of native workers, as well as increasing commercial infrastructure for later development. However, when the area surrounding Magburaka asked for the same improvements, Governor Moore was unable to get the funds from the colonial office. This led to some sections alleging that the coastal areas were being "favoured" by the British government. Governor Moore found this dynamic "most distressing." While it was true that the funds simply had run out, and that Moore's efforts were genuinely made in good faith, the perception of favoritism became one which Moore had to consciously combat from then on.[3] Albert Margai later wrote that he remembered Moore "fondly," and that "he had a reputation for being sincerely compassionate towards us."[4] Milton Margai said Moore was "unhypocritical" and was "never patronising," adding "Moore did not have the sort of superiority complex or condescension that some others from Europe have had." Milton Margai said later, "Monk-Mason Moore was one of the men who gave the British Empire a good name in the eyes of many Africans. It is unfortunate there were not more like him."[5] Siaka Stevens said Moore "was a good man." And that "he (Moore) genuinely meant well, and in most cases he did measurably good things."[6] In 1937 Moore joined the Colonial Department in London as Assistant Under Secretary of State from 1937 to 1939 and Deputy Under Secretary of State from 1939 to 1940.

From 1940 to 1944, he was Governor of Kenya and then from 1944 to 1948 he was Governor of Ceylon. After the independence of Ceylon in 1948, he served as Governor-General until 1950.

He married Daphne Ione Viola, daughter of William John Benson in December 1921. The couple had two daughters.[7] He was the brother of the psychoanalyst Sylvia Payne.

Awards and honours

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References

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  • Hankinson, C. F. J. (ed.) Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 1954, Odhams Press, 1954
  1. ^ "Biographical Notes" in Selections from the Smuts Papers: Volume VII, August 1945 – October 1950, Jean van der Poel, ed. (Cambridge University Press, 2007) p423
  2. ^ Profile of Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore
  3. ^ Hall, Henry Usher. The Sherbro of Sierra Leone: A Preliminary Report on the Work of the University Museum's Expedition to West Africa, 1937. United States: University Press, University of Pennsylvania, 1938.
  4. ^ Sierra Leone in Maps, foreword by Sir Albert Margai by John Innes Clarke
  5. ^ Sir Milton Margai. United Kingdom: n.p., 1961.
  6. ^ Kpundeh, Sahr John. Elites, Non-elites and Corruption: An Attitudinal Analysis of Data from Sierra Leone. United States: Howard University, 1993.
  7. ^ Ofcansky, Thomas Paul. "Moore, Sir Henry Monck-Mason (1887–1964), colonial governor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38475. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Kenya
1930–1931 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Sierra Leone
1934–1937 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Kenya
1940–1944 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of British Ceylon
1944–1948 		Post abolished
Himself as governor-general
New creation
Himself as governor
 Governor-General of Ceylon
1948–1949 		Succeeded by
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