Sir John Wardle Houlton was a British civil servant in the Foreign Office who emigrated to Swaziland and served as the President of the Senate[1] from 1967 to 1973.[2]
Houlton was born in 1892.[3] His family was from Middlesex and he was educated at the Perse School, and Christ's College, Cambridge.[3] He worked in the Indian Civil Service, in the government of Bihar, from 1933.[3]
Houlton emigrated to South Africa in 1950, and then to Swaziland, where he was made a legal secretary.[1] In 1965, he became speaker of the Legislative Council of Swaziland, and two years later he became Speaker of the Senate.[1] He retired from that position in May 1973.[1]
Houlton was the author of Bihar, the Heart of India (1949).[4] For years he wrote editorials in the Times of Swaziland.[1] He died on 9 November 1973.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Historical dictionary of Swaziland{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Scarecrow Press(1975). ISBN 0-8108-0805-6
- ↑ The story of Swaziland{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Websters(1980). ISBN 9780797800069
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories(1973).
- ↑ Select List of Recent Publications. East-West Center Library.(1963).