Sir Evelyn Dennison Hone (13 December 1911 – 18 September 1979) was the last

Governor of Northern Rhodesia The governor of Northern Rhodesia was the representative of the British monarch in the self-governing colony of Northern Rhodesia from 1924 to 1964. The governor was appointed by the Crown and acted as the local head of state, receiving instruc ...

, from 1959 until it gained its independence as Zambia in 1964.

Early life

Hone was born into the

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Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British Crown colony in Southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The region was informally known as South ...

, on 13 December 1911. He was the son of Arthur Rickman Hone, the Chief Magistrate in Southern Rhodesia, and Olive Gertrude Fairbridge Scanlen, the daughter of Sir Thomas Scanlen. He was the nephew of Rt. Rev. Campbell Hone and the great-grandson of Ven. Richard Hone.

Career

After studying at

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as a

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, Hone entered the

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. He served in the

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, and

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. He was chief secretary to the

from 1957 to 1959, became governor himself in 1959. Quickly beginning talks with African nationalists, he developed a good working relationship with

Kenneth Kaunda Kenneth Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021), also known as KK, was a Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from Northern Rhodesia, British ...

and helped pave the way for

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to gain independence as Zambia in October 1964. The Evelyn Hone College in

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was later named after him. He died in September 1979.''

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'', January 1980

References

1911 births 1979 deaths Chief secretaries of Northern Rhodesia Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Governors of Northern Rhodesia Evelyn Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Harare White Rhodesian people Zambian people of British descent Zimbabwean Rhodes Scholars {{Zambia-bio-stub