Kenneth Blackburne

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Kenneth Blackburne was a British colonial administrator who became the first Governor-General of an independent Jamaica in 1962.

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instanceOf British colonial administrator
governor-general
human
appointedBy Elizabeth II
awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1907-12-12
dateOfDeath 1980-11-04
educatedAt Clare College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Wellington College
employer Colonial Office
surface form: British Colonial Service
endTime 1962-11-30
ethnicGroup White British
familyName Blackburne
fieldOfWork colonial administration
givenName Kenneth
honorificTitle Sir
languageSpoken English
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II
notableEvent oversaw transition of Jamaica from British colony to independent state
notableFor being the first Governor-General of an independent Jamaica
officeContested none
placeOfBirth Bordon, Hampshire, England
placeOfDeath United Kingdom
positionHeld Governor of Jamaica
Governor of the Leeward Islands
Governor of the Windward Islands
Governor-General of Jamaica
colonial administrator in British Africa
predecessor position created (Governor-General of Jamaica)
residence Jamaica
United Kingdom
sexOrGender male
spouse Ursula Blackburne
startTime 1962-08-06
successor Clifford Campbell
workLocation Jamaica
Leeward Islands
Windward Islands

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