Major Sir John Alder Burdon (1866-1933) was Governor-General of British Honduras (now Belize) from 1925 to 1932. He also wrote Brief Sketch of British Honduras, Past, Present and Future (1927).
Born 23 Aug 1866 in Beijing, China, he was the son of Bishop John Shaw Burdon and Phoebe Esther Alder. He was educated in England, enlisting in the British Military in 1888 and serving in Nigeria. By 1910 he was the Colonial Secretary of Barbados (Acting Governor 1910-11), and married Katherine Janet Sutherland 17 December 1910. He then served as Administrator of St. Kitts (1916-1925) before his appointment as Governor-General of British Honduras from 1925 to 1932.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| Name | Burdon, John |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | |
| Date of birth | 1866 |
| Place of birth | |
| Date of death | 1933 |
| Place of death | |
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or burdon:
“Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 3:4.
“I wish I had the voice of Homer
To sing of rectal carcinoma.”
—J.B.S. (John Burdon Sanderson)