Henry Joseph Twynam

Sir Henry Joseph Twynam
Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar
In office
17 September 1940  16 September 1946
MonarchGeorge VI
GovernorsGeneralThe Marquess of Linlithgow
The Viscount Wavell
Preceded bySir Francis Verner Wylie
Succeeded bySir Frederick Chalmers Bourne
Personal details
Born(1887-04-24)24 April 1887
Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died21 October 1966(1966-10-21) (aged 79)
New Forest, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Spouse
Muriel Hearson
(m. 1915)
Children
  • Pamela Mary Somerville Twynam (b1915 – d1971)
  • Humphrey Reginald Woodriff Twynam (b1917 – d1940)
  • Penelope Hearson Twynam (b1924 – d2005)
Parents
  • Charles Henry Twynam (father)
  • Mary Sophia Piggott (mother)

Sir Henry Joseph Twynam, KCSI, CIE (24 April 1887 – 21 October 1966) was a British administrator in India. He was Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar from 1940 to 1946.

Twynam joined the Indian Civil Service in 1909.

Tywnam was appointed a CIE in 1934, CSI in 1937, and KCSI in 1940.