John Montague Stow
Sir John Montague Stow GCMG KCVO | |
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| 1st Governor-General of Barbados | |
| In office 30 November 1966 – 18 May 1967 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Errol Walton Barrow |
| Preceded by | Office Established Himself as Governor |
| Succeeded by | Arleigh Winston Scott |
| Governor of Barbados | |
| In office 8 October 1959 – 29 November 1966 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Robert Arundell |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished Himself as Governor-General |
| Commissioner of Saint Lucia | |
| In office 1947–1953 | |
| Monarch | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Edward Twining |
| Succeeded by | John Thorp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1911 |
| Died | 16 March 1997 (aged 85) |
Sir John Montague Stow GCMG KCVO (3 October 1911[1] – 16 March 1997)[2] was a British colonial official who served in various roles.[3] From 1947 until 1953 Sir John Stow served as the British government's Commissioner of Saint Lucia. In a later role, he was the last governor of the former colony of Barbados, a position Sir John Stow served from 8 October 1959 until 29 November 1966, and following Barbados obtaining independence from the United Kingdom on 30 November 1966, Stow was appointed as the first Governor-General of Barbados, a position he served until 18 May 1967.[4][5] He died on 16 March 1997, aged 85.
See also[]
- List of Governors of Barbados
- Governor-General of Barbados
References[]
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Ross, Martha; Spuler, Bertold (4 December 2013). Profile of Sir John Montague Stow. ISBN 9780859350563. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ The Ideal Governor General Part IV The Caribbean Experience Archived 2 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 12 May 2014, The Nassau Guardian, The Bahamas.
- ^ STOW, Sir John Montague, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
- ^ "Countries Ba-Bo". Retrieved 20 March 2016.
External links[]
- Portraits of Sir John Montague Stow at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Barbados, Worldstatesmen
- Photo, Barbados Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
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