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Sir Clifford Campbell, ON, GCMG, GCVO, first Jamaican Governor-General, was born at Petersfield, Westmoreland, on June 28,...
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Clifford Campbell
2nd governor-general of Jamaica
Sir Clifford Clarence CampbellONGCMG GCVO KStJ (28 June 1892 – 28 September 1991) was a Jamaican educator and politician who served as speaker of the House and President of the Senate.
In 1962, after Jamaica achieved independence, he was appointed as the first Jamaica-born and second governor-general of Jamaica, serving in that position for more than a decade.
Early life and family
Clifford Campbell was born in Petersfield, Jamaica on 28 June 1892,[1] the son of civil servant James Campbell and his wife Blance (née Ruddock).
He was educated at Petersfield Elementary School and Mico Teachers' College.
Jackie Ranston, author of the recently launched Behind the Scenes at King's House , commissioned by the Jamaica National Building Society.He became a schoolteacher and later was promoted to principal of three schools and headmaster in the parish. On 1 August 1920, Campbell married Alice Estephene. They had four children.[2]
Political career and death
Campbell served as principal of the Grange Hill Government School