Sir Clifford Clarence Campbell ON

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, GCMG, GCVO, K.St.J (June 28, 1892 – September 1991) was the first Jamaica

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n-born Governor-General of Jamaica

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. He served in that position from December 1, 1962, until March 2, 1973.

Sir Clifford, son of James Campbell and Blance Ruddock Campbell, was a school teacher and headmaster from Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica

Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica

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. He had been an activist of the Jamaica Labour Party

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, and had served as Speaker

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 of the House of Representatives

Parliament of Jamaica

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 and later as president of the Senate

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 from August 31, 1962 to November 30, 1962, before being raised to the country's highest office a few months after independence.