Ruler · 1907 – 1980

Kenneth Blackburne

Lived 1907 – 1980; politician, diplomat. Governor-General of Jamaica (Jamaica), 1962.

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Lived: 1907 – 1980; 73 years
Lines: 1; Jamaica
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Governor-General of Jamaica

Jamaica · the 1st of 10 dated reigns · 1962 – 2022

Kenneth Blackburne1962

Clifford Campbell1962 – 1973

Elizabeth II1962 – 2022

Herbert Duffus1973

6 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1962 · under a year · came to it aged 55

Came to it: appointed
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1962; they died in 1980

When Jamaica received its independence in August 1962, Blackburne was appointed as the Governor-General; he served in that position for three months till 30 November 1962 when his Jamaican replacement, Clifford Campbell, took office.

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