John Anthony Golding

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(25 July 1920 – 18 April 2012) was a British colonial administrator who served as Administrator of the

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from 1965 to 1967. He was awarded a

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(CVO) personally by

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on her visit to the islands in February 1966. He was educated at

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. He died in April 2012 at the age of 91.John Anthony Golding's obituary
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1920 births 2012 deaths Administrators of the Turks and Caicos Islands Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order People educated at Bedford School {{TurksCaicos-politician-stub