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Sir Arthur Jeff was a British statesman, twice acting
Governor of Jamaica This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Jamaica. For context, see History of Jamai ...
, and the co-founder of
Putney School of Art and Design Putney School of Art and Design (PSAD) is an art college in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Location The school is on the corner of Oxford road and Disraeli road, and backs on to the railway between Putney and Wandsworth town. ...
in London.


Career

In 1883,
Putney School of Art and Design Putney School of Art and Design (PSAD) is an art college in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Location The school is on the corner of Oxford road and Disraeli road, and backs on to the railway between Putney and Wandsworth town. ...
was founded by Sir William Lancaster,
Baron Pollock Sir Charles Edward Pollock, serjeant-at-law, SL (31 October 1823 – 21 November 1897) was an England, English judge, one of the last Baron of the Court of the Exchequer, Barons of the Court of the Exchequer and Serjeant-at-law, serjeants-at-law ...
and Sir Arthur Jeff. Jeff was acting
Governor of Jamaica This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Jamaica. For context, see History of Jamai ...
from October 1925–26 April 1926, and 9 November 1932 – 21 November 1932. In 1934, he visited
Moneague Moneague is a small town in Saint Ann, Jamaica on the main road between Kingston and Ocho Rios. In the colonial days, the town prospered as a stopover for the rich English on their journey. Moneague is the location of the Jamaica Defence For ...
there to make an assessment of its tourist potential.


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