Florizel Glasspole
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Sir Florizel Glasspole | |
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3rd Governor-General of Jamaica | |
In office 27 June 1973 – 31 March 1991 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Michael Manley Edward Seaga |
Preceded by | Sir Clifford Campbell |
Succeeded by | Sir Howard Cooke |
Personal details | |
Born | Florizel Augustus Glasspole 25 September 1909 Kingston, Jamaica |
Died | 25 November 2000 Kingston, Jamaica | (aged 91)
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Sir Florizel Augustus Glasspole, ON, GCMG, GCVO (25 September 1909 – 25 November 2000[1]), was the third and longest-serving Governor-General of Jamaica, in office from 1973 to 1991.[2]
Early life
Between 1937 and 1955, Glasspole was general secretary of the Jamaica United Clerks' Association, of the Water Commission Manual Workers' Union, of the Municipal and Parochial General Workers' Union and of the National Workers' Union. He was president of the Jamaica Printers' and Allied Workers' Union, the Machado Employees' Union, and the General Hospital and Allied Workers' Union.[3]
Politics
Glasspole was an early member of the People's National Party, he was elected to the House of Representatives in the first universal suffrage elections, in 1944, from the constituency of East Kingston and Port Royal, and held the seat through every election until his retirement in 1973. From 1955 to 1962, and again from 1972 to 1973, he served as minister of education under Norman Manley before independence, and under Michael Manley in 1972.
Governor-General
Glasspole was elevated to the office of Governor General in 1973. He held that office until 1991, when he was replaced by Sir Howard Cooke. Glasspole died in Kingston on November 25, 2000, aged 91.
Awards and decorations
- Commander of the Order of Distinction (1970)[3]
- Commander of the Order of the Nation (1973)[3]
- Order of Andres Bello (Venezuela)[3]
- Order of the Liberator (Venezuela)[3]
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (1981)[3]
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1983)[3]
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- Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Knights of the Order of St John
- Recipients of the Order of the Liberator
- Commanders of the Order of Distinction
- People's National Party (Jamaica) politicians
- Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica
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