Kenneth Blackburne

Kenneth Blackburne

Sir Kenneth William Blackburne GCMG GBE (December 12 1907 – November 4 1980) was a British colonial official, best known as the first governor-general of Jamaica. He was knighted in 1952.

Blackburne was born in Bristol, England. He entered the colonial service in 1930 and served in Nigeria, Palestine and Gambia. He then served in the West Indies from 1943 to 1947 and then as director of colonial information services in London from 1947 to 1950, before returning to the West Indies. He served as governor of the Leeward Islands from 1950 to 1956 and as governor of Jamaica from 1957 until 1962. When Jamaica received its independence in August 1962, Blackburne was appointed as the governor-general, serving in that position for three months before his replacement took office.

Blackburne died in Douglas, Isle of Man. He was known as a proponent of better understanding between British people and people who lived in the places that he served in, and is credited with helping make Jamaica's transition to independence smoother.


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