John Montague Stow
Sir John Montague Stow | |
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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 | |
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Edward Twining |
| Succeeded by | John Thorp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1911 Simla, Punjab Province, British Raj |
| Died | 16 March 1997 (aged 85) London, England, United Kingdom |
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]
The son of Indian civilian Sir Alexander Montague Stow, John Stow was born in Simla, India, and was educated at Harrow and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He joined the Colonial Administrative Service in 1934 and was posted as a cadet to Nigeria. In 1938 he was appointed administrative officer in Kenya, and was seconded to The Gambia later that year as assistant district officer.
From 1947 until 1953 he 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, serving 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
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 Archived 31 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Barbados Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
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