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Kenneth Blackburne

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Blackburne was also the patron of many organisations including the Commodore Royal Jamaica Yacht Club, the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica, the Jamaica Anti-Tuberculosis League, the Jamaica Automobile Association, the Jamaica Cricket Board of Control, the Jamaica Historical Society, and many
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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,
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Goldie-Taubman). They had a son, Martin Andrew (born July 1944), and a daughter, Jean Alice (born February 1948). Blackburne was an
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On 18 May 1935, Blackburne married Bridgette Senhouse Constant, the daughter of James Mackay Wilson and Alice (
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from 1947 to 1950, before returning to the West Indies. He served as Governor of the
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from 1943 to 1947 and subsequently as director of colonial information services in
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and enjoyed tennis and sailing. He died on 4 November 1980 in
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Blackburne entered the colonial service in 1930 and served in
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Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Blackburne was born on 12 December 1907 in Bordon Camp,
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Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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He then served in the 538:Lord Baldwin of Bewdley 509:Encyclopædia Britannica 399:Personal life and death 345:University of Cambridge 219:Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin 25:Sir Kenneth Blackburne 463:Wendell Bell (1964). 636:Governors of Jamaica 565:Hugh Mackintosh Foot 285:Douglas, Isle of Man 102:Position established 90:Alexander Bustamante 580:Position abolished 572:Governor of Jamaica 530:Government offices 381:Governor of Jamaica 339:and graduated from 337:Marlborough College 121:Governor of Jamaica 656:People from Bordon 502:Murray, Lorraine. 166:Position abolished 609: 608: 603:Clifford Campbell 600:Succeeded by 552:Succeeded by 481:"Lady Blackburne" 389:Clifford Campbell 330:The Very Reverend 294: 293: 114:Clifford Campbell 693: 562:Preceded by 535:Preceded by 527: 526: 521: 520: 518: 516: 499: 493: 492: 490: 488: 477: 471: 470: 466:Jamaican Leaders 460: 454: 453: 451: 449: 438: 333:Harry Blackburne 307: 281: 258:12 December 1907 257: 255: 239:Personal details 227: 215: 192: 174:governor-general 162: 150: 131: 110: 98: 86: 67: 46: 36: 21: 20: 701: 700: 696: 695: 694: 692: 691: 690: 611: 610: 605: 596: 575: 567: 557: 548: 540: 525: 524: 514: 512: 500: 496: 486: 484: 479: 478: 474: 461: 457: 447: 445: 440: 439: 430: 425: 401: 391:, took office. 377:Leeward Islands 353: 318: 299: 283: 279: 278:4 November 1980 259: 253: 251: 250: 249: 225: 213: 205: 193: 188: 168: 160: 148: 132: 127: 108: 96: 84: 68: 63: 37: 28: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 699: 689: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 628: 623: 607: 606: 601: 598: 589: 583: 582: 577: 568: 563: 559: 558: 553: 550: 541: 536: 532: 531: 523: 522: 494: 483:. 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GCMG
GBE

Governor-General of Jamaica
Elizabeth II
Alexander Bustamante
Clifford Campbell
Governor of Jamaica
Elizabeth II
Lord Caradon
governor-general
Governor of the Leeward Islands
George VI
Elizabeth II
Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin
Bordon
Hampshire
England
Douglas, Isle of Man
GCMG
GBE
governor-general of Jamaica
Bordon
Hampshire
The Very Reverend
Harry Blackburne
Marlborough College
Clare College
University of Cambridge
Nigeria

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