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'''Sir James Patrick Ivan Hennessy ''' {{post-nominals|KBE|CMG}} (born 26 September 1923) is a British retired diplomat and served as [[Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons]] from 1982 to 1987.<ref name="Who's Who">{{cite web<br />
| url = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U19847<br />
| title = HENNESSY, Sir James (Patrick Ivan)<br />
| work = Who's Who 2012, online edition<br />
| author = A & C Black<br />
| publisher = Oxford University Press<br />
| year = 2012<br />
| accessdate = 2012-04-25<br />
}}</ref><br />
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== Early years ==<br />
Educated at [[Bedford School]] and then [[King's College, Durham]] (now part of [[Newcastle University]]), Hennessy joined the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1942, and was then seconded to the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] from 1944 to 1946.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
After [[World War II]], Hennessy joined what was then HM Overseas Service, serving initially in [[Basutoland]] from 1948 in a number of roles, seconded in 1961 to the Office of the High Commissioner in [[Pretoria]] and taking on a number of positions in the government of South Africa. He retired from the Overseas Service in 1968 and was appointed to the Foreign Office, serving as [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Uruguay|Chargé d'Affaires to Montevideo, Uruguay]] for 1971–72,<ref name="CdAU">{{London Gazette<br />
| issue = 45216<br />
| date = 1970-10-20<br />
|page=11475<br />
}}</ref> and then [[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Uganda|High Commissioner to Kampala, Uganda]] and non-resident [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Rwanda|Ambassador to Kigali, Rwanda]], 1973–76. He served as [[Consul (representative)|Consul-General]] in [[Cape Town]] from 1977 to 1980, before ending his career as the last [[List of Governors of British Honduras|Governor and Commander-in-Chief of British Honduras]] (now [[Belize]]) from 1980 to 1981.<ref name="GovBH">{{London Gazette<br />
| issue = 48277<br />
| date = 1980-08-13<br />
|page=11491<br />
}}</ref><br />
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In 1982, Hennessy was appointed as the second ever HM Chief Inspector of Prisons,<ref name="HMCIP">{{London Gazette<br />
| issue = 49095<br />
| date = 1982-08-31<br />
|page=11349<br />
}}</ref> taking over from Bill Pearce,<ref>Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons 1982.</ref> previously the Chief Inspector of Probation for Inner London whose tenure as HMCIP was cut short by illness. Hennessey served a five-year term until 1987. After stepping down as Chief Inspector to be replaced by [[Stephen Tumim|Judge Sir Stephen Tumim]], Hennessy served on the [[Parole Board for England and Wales]] until 1991 and as a Trustee of the Butler Trust until 1998.{{cn|date=November 2022}}<br />
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== Honours and recognition ==<br />
Hennessy was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[1959 New Year Honours]],<ref name="MBE">{{London Gazette | issue = 41589 | date = 1959-01-01 | supp = y |page=22 }}</ref> promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the [[1968 New Year Honours]]<ref name="OBE">{{London Gazette | issue = 55354 | date = 1968-01-01 | supp = y |page=2 }}</ref> and to [[Knight Commander]] of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the [[1982 New Year Honours]].<ref name="CBE">{{London Gazette | issue = 48837 | date = 1981-12-30 |page=17 }}</ref> He was also made a Companion of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) in the [[1975 New Year Honours]].<ref name="CMG">{{London Gazette | issue = 46444 | date = 1974-12-31 | supp = y |page=4 }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Positions held ==<br />
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