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This website contains biographical and bibliographical information about the Post Office Mauritius stamps and subjects related to them. It is based on my research for the book Blue Mauritius: The Hunt for the World's Most Valuable Stamps.

Gomm, Sir William Maynard (1784 - 1875)

Born
1784
Barbados
Died
15 March 1875
England
Occupation
Army officer and Governor of Mauritius
Summary

Sir William Gomm was the sixth British governor of Mauritius (1842-49). He had previously served in colonial administration in Jamaica (1839–42), and had done military service during the Peninsular Wars and at Waterloo. He was responsible for the postal reforms in Mauritius which saw the birth of postage stamps in the island.

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Sources used to compile this entry: Dictionary of Mauritian Biography (Dictionnaire de biographie mauricienne), Societe de l'histoire de l'ile Maurice, Port Louis, Mauritius, 1941–81.

Prepared by: Helen Morgan