• Sir Kenneth William Blackburne GCMG GBE (12 December 1907 – 4 November 1980) was a British colonial official who was the first governor-general of Jamaica...
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    instrument Constitution of Jamaica Formation 6 August 1962 First holder Kenneth Blackburne Salary JMD $10,850,512.65 annually Website www.kingshouse.gov.jm...
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    1962 – 23 February 1967 Monarch Elizabeth II Governors‑General Sir Kenneth Blackburne Sir Clifford Campbell Deputy Donald Sangster Succeeded by Sir Donald...
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  • Eden Harold Macmillan Preceded by Sir John Huggins Succeeded by Sir Kenneth Blackburne Personal details Born (1907-10-08)8 October 1907 Plymouth, England...
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    December 1962, Campbell was sworn in as Governor-General, succeeding Kenneth Blackburne. Campbell became the first Jamaican-born Governor-General and served...
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  • Bandon; James Bowker; Ellis Hunter; William Luce; Ivan Stedeford 1962: Kenneth Blackburne; Hector Hetherington; Oscar Morland; Ricardo Rivera Schreiber (honorary)...
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  • office 14 August 1959 – 29 April 1962 Monarch Elizabeth II Governor Kenneth Blackburne Preceded by Himself as Chief Minister Succeeded by Alexander Bustamante...
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  • The Blackburne Shilling Gambit or the Schilling-Kostić gambit is the name facetiously given to a dubious chess opening, derived from an offshoot of the...
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    she visited the university every year, staying as a guest of Sir Kenneth Blackburne, Governor-General of Jamaica, and his wife. From the 1930s to the...
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    in the Gambia along with other West African British territories. Kenneth Blackburne, then Colonial Secretary, published a report in 1943 that assessed...
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  • 1951 Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot, 7 April 1951 – 18 November 1957 Sir Kenneth Blackburne, 18 December 1957 – 6 August 1962 In 1962, Jamaica gained independence...
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  • Swiss writer writing in the German language (b. 1904) November 4 Sir Kenneth Blackburne, British colonial official, first governor-general of Jamaica (b....
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    Queen Elizabeth II Governor   • 1655 William Penn • 1957–1962 Sir Kenneth Blackburne Chief Minister   • 1953–1955 Alexander Bustamante • 1955–1962 Norman...
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  • Légal Trap (redirect from Blackburne Trap)
    The Légal Trap or Blackburne Trap (also known as Légal Pseudo-Sacrifice and Légal Mate) is a chess opening trap, characterized by a queen sacrifice followed...
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  • Education In office 1962–1972 Monarch Elizabeth II Governors General Sir Kenneth Blackburne Sir Clifford Campbell Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamante Sir...
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    Monarch Prime Minister Took office Left office Time in office 1 Sir Kenneth Blackburne (1907–1980) 6 August 1962 30 November 1962 116 days Elizabeth II Bustamante...
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  • (born 1926) David Lowe, horticulturalist (born 1899) 4 November Sir Kenneth Blackburne, colonial administrator, first governor-general of Jamaica (born 1907)...
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  • (acting) Governor of the Leeward Islands 1948–1950 Succeeded by Sir Kenneth Blackburne Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by Cyril Lloyd Member of...
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  • actor, was born in Emsworth Roger Black, athlete, was born in Gosport Kenneth Blackburne, colonial governor, was born in Bordon Ronnie Blackman, footballer...
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    Kenneth Blackburne, Sir Clifford Campbell, Sir Herbert Duffus (acting), Sir Florizel Glasspole, Edward Zacca (acting), Sir Howard Cooke, Sir Kenneth O...
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    1936 23 March 1942 – Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong (1925–1936) Kenneth Blackburne Governor during home front build-up in early World War II. George...
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  • 1959–1962 Monarch Elizabeth II Prime Minister Norman Manley Governor Sir Kenneth Blackburne Preceded by C. L. A. Stuart Succeeded by Herbert Eldemire Minister...
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  • Governor (1943–1951) Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Governor (1951–1957) Kenneth Blackburne, Governor (1957–1962) British Leeward Islands Governors Henry Hesketh...
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  • 1958, with 55 students, but it was not until September 30 that Sir Kenneth Blackburne, Governor of Jamaica, performed the official opening ceremony. The...
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    was declared open in 1958 by then governor general of Jamaica, Sir Kenneth Blackburne. This property is commonly known as Ravensworth. The school's crest...
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    government in 1906, the harbour facilities fell into ruin. Governor Kenneth Blackburne is credited with launching the restoration program in 1951, which...
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  • General Sir Kenneth Blackburne Sir Clifford Campbell Prime Minister Alexander Bustamante Donald Sangster Hugh Shearer Succeeded by Kenneth McNeill Member...
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  • Macnie (acting) 1948–1950: The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 1950–1956: Sir Kenneth Blackburne 1957–1959: Sir Alexander Thomas Williams Robb, Andrew (1990). "Robinson...
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  • on 31 May 1963. His brother Lionel Blackburne was Dean of Ely, one son Hugh a Bishop of Thetford and another, Kenneth, the first governor-general of Jamaica...
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    Assembly as a nominated Member in 1959 by the Jamaican Governor Sir Kenneth Blackburne. In 1962, Conolly later became a founding member and deputy president...
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