John Montague Stow

Sir John Montague Stow GCMG KCVO (3 October 1911[1] – 16 March 1997)[2] was a British colonial official who served in various roles.[3] From 1947 until 1953 Sir John Stow served as the British government's Commissioner of Saint Lucia. In a later role, he was the last governor of the former colony of Barbados, a position Sir John Stow served from 8 October 1959 until 29 November 1966, and following Barbados obtaining independence from the United Kingdom in 30 November 1966, Stow was appointed as the first Governor-General of Barbados, a position he served until 18 May 1967.[4][5] He died on 16 March 1997, aged 85.

His Excellency Sir John Montague Stow GCMG KCVO
1st Governor-General of Barbados
In office 30 November 1966 – 18 May 1967
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Errol Walton Barrow
Preceded by	Office Established Himself as Governor
Succeeded by	Arleigh Winston Scott
Governor of Barbados
In office 8 October 1959 – 29 November 1966
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Robert Arundell
Succeeded by	Office Abolished Himself as Governor-General
Commissioner of Saint Lucia
In office 1947–1953
Monarch	George VI Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Edward Twining
Succeeded by	John Thorp
Personal details
Born	3 October 1911
Died	16 March 1997 (aged 85)

See also

• List of Governors of Barbados
• Governor-General of Barbados

References

2. Ross, Martha; Spuler, Bertold (4 December 2013). Profile of Sir John Montague Stow. ISBN 9780859350563. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
3. The Ideal Governor General Part IV The Caribbean Experience Archived 2 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 12 May 2014, The Nassau Guardian, The Bahamas.
4. STOW, Sir John Montague, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
5. "Countries Ba-Bo". Retrieved 20 March 2016.

External links

• Portraits of Sir John Montague Stow at the National Portrait Gallery, London
• Barbados, Worldstatesmen
• Photo, Barbados Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation