John Middleton (administrator)

For other people named John Middleton, see John Middleton (disambiguation).

Sir John Middleton KBE, CMG (1870 – 5 November 1954) was a British colonial administrator.

Middleton joined the Colonial Office in 1901, serving in south Nigeria for six years as a junior official before moving on to Mauritius until 1920 when he was promoted to governor of the Falkland Islands from 1920 to 1927, Gambia from 1927 to 1928 and Newfoundland from 1928 to 1932.

He was Governor of Newfoundland during a period of acute political crisis that was exacerbated by the Great Depression. In 1932, he was asked to investigate allegations that the Prime Minister of Newfoundland, Sir Richard Squires had falsified cabinet minutes in an attempt to coverup evidence of corruption involving his government. Middleton's conclusions that there was no evidence of tampering resulted in a riot outside his office on April 5, 1932 that helped bring down the Squires government. Middleton retired from public life following his term in Newfoundland and returned to England.

See also

• Governors of Newfoundland
• List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador

External links

• Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador

Government offices
Preceded by Sir William Douglas Young, KBE, CMG	Governor of the Falkland Islands 1920–1927	Succeeded by Sir Arnold Weinholt Hodson, KCMG
Preceded by Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage	Governor of The Gambia 1927–1928	Succeeded by Sir Edward Brandis Denham
Preceded by Sir William Lamond Allardyce	Dominion Governor of Newfoundland 1928–1932	Succeeded by Sir David Murray Anderson