Sir John Montague Stow (3 October 1911 – 16 March 1997) was a British colonial official who served in various roles.
The son of Indian civilian
Sir Alexander Montague Stow, John Stow was born in Simla, India, and was educated at Harrow and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He joined the Colonial Administrative Service in 1934 and was posted as a cadet to Nigeria. In 1938 he was appointed administrative officer in Kenya, and was seconded to The Gambia later that year as assistant district officer.
From 1947 until 1953 he served as the British government's
Commissioner of
Saint Lucia. In a later role, he was the last
governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
of the former colony of
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ...
, serving from 8 October 1959 until 29 November 1966, and following Barbados obtaining independence from the United Kingdom on 30 November 1966, Stow was appointed as the first
governor-general of Barbados
The governor-general of Barbados was the representative of the Barbadian monarch from independence in 1966 until the establishment of a republic in 2021. Under the government's Table of Precedence for Barbados, the governor-general of Barbados ...
, a position he served until 18 May 1967.
He died on 16 March 1997, aged 85.
See also
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List of Governors of Barbados
This article contains a list of viceroys in Barbados from its initial colonisation in 1627 by England until it achieved independence in 1966. From 1833 to 1885, Barbados was part of the colony of the Windward Islands, and the governor of Barbad ...
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Governor-General of Barbados
The governor-general of Barbados was the representative of the Barbadian monarch from independence in 1966 until the establishment of a republic in 2021. Under the government's Table of Precedence for Barbados, the governor-general of Barbados ...
References
External links
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Barbados Worldstatesmen
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1911 births
1997 deaths
People educated at Harrow School
Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Colonial Administrative Service officers
Governors-General of Barbados
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Governors of British Saint Lucia
Governors of Barbados
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