Sir John Evelyn Shuckburgh, KCMG (born 18 March 1877 in Eton, died 8 February 1953 in London), was a British colonial administrator.
His eldest son, later diplomat and Middle East expert, Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh, was born in 1909 in London.
[1] Shuckburgh was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.
[1] As a member of the British Colonial Service, Shuckburgh was active in India, and in Palestine.
On 1 July 1940, John Evelyn Shuckburgh was appointed interim Governor of Nigeria; a position he held until 1942 when he was replaced by Sir Alan Burns.