Cosmo Haskard
Sir Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard KCMG MBE (25 November 1916 – 21 February 2017) was an Irish-born British colonial administrator and British Army officer. As Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1964 to 1970, he played a key role in defeating plans by Harold Wilson's Labour government to cede the sovereignty of the islands to Argentina. He turned 100 in November 2016 and died on 21 February 2017.
Sir Cosmo Haskard KCMG MBE | |
|---|---|
| Governor of the Falkland Islands | |
| In office 1964–1970 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Edwin Porter Arrowsmith |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Gordon Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard 25 November 1916 Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | 21 February 2017 (aged 100) Tragariff, Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland |
| Spouse | Phillada Stanley |
| Residence(s) | Tragariff, Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland |
| Military career | |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1938–1966 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) |
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