John Montague Stow

Sir John Montague Stow
GCMG KCVO
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
Monarchs	George VI ; Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Edward Twining
Succeeded by	John Kingsmill Thorp
Personal details
Born	3 October 1911; Simla, Punjab Province, British Raj
Died	16 March 1997 (aged 85); London, England, United Kingdom
Parent	Sir Alexander Montague Stow (father);
Education	Harrow School
Alma mater	Pembroke College, Cambridge

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]

The son of Indian civilian Sir Alexander Montague Stow, John Stow was born in Simla, India, and was educated at Harrow and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He joined the Colonial Administrative Service in 1934 and was posted as a cadet to Nigeria. In 1938 he was appointed administrative officer in Kenya, and was seconded to The Gambia later that year as assistant district officer.

From 1947 until 1953 he 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, serving from 8 October 1959 until 29 November 1966, and following Barbados obtaining independence from the United Kingdom on 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.

References

^ [1]^{[dead link‍]}
^ Ross, Martha; Spuler, Bertold (4 December 2013). Profile of Sir John Montague Stow. ISBN 9780859350563. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ 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.
^ STOW, Sir John Montague, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
^ "Countries Ba-Bo". Retrieved 20 March 2016.

External links

Portraits of Sir John Montague Stow at the National Portrait Gallery, London
Barbados, Worldstatesmen
Photo Archived 31 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Barbados Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation

Government offices
Preceded by Edward Francis Twining	Commissioner of Saint Lucia 1947–1953	Succeeded by John Kingsmill Thorp
Preceded by Robert Arundell	Governor of Barbados 1959–1966	Succeeded by —
Preceded by —	Governor-General of Barbados 1966–1967	Succeeded by Arleigh Winston Scott

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[1] [1]^{[dead link‍]}

[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.

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v t e Governors of Barbados
Barbados (1627–1833)	H. Powell W. Deane C. Wolferstone J. Powell R. Wheatley^* W. Tufton Henry Hawley Richard Peers^* William Hawley^* Henry Huncks Philip Bell Francis Willoughby George Ayscue Daniel Searle^* Thomas Modyford^* Humphrey Walrond^* Francis Willoughby Henry Willoughby^* William Willoughby^* Samuel Barwick^* Henry Hawley^* William Willoughby Christopher Codrington^* Peter Colleton^* Jonathan Atkins^* John Witham^* Richard Dutton Edwyn Stede^* James Kendall Francis Russell Francis Bond^* Ralph Grey John Farmer^* Bevil Granville Mitford Crow George Lillington^* Robert Lowther William Sharpe^* John Frere^* Samuel Cox^* Henry Worsley Thomas Catesby Paget James Dotin^* Walter Chetwynd Emanuel Howe James Dotin^* Orlando Bridgeman Humphrey Howarth Thomas Gage Robert Byng James Dotin^* Thomas Robinson Henry Grenville Charles Pinfold Samuel Rous^* William Spry Samuel Rous^* Edward Hay^* John Dotin^* James Cunninghame John Dotin^* David Parry William Bishop^* George Poyntz Ricketts William Bishop^* Francis Mackenzie John Spooner^* George Beckwith James Leith John Foster Alleyne^* Stapleton Cotton John Skeete^* Samuel Hinds^* Henry Warde James Frederick Lyon
Barbados and the Windward Islands (1833–1885)	Lionel Smith Evan MacGregor Charles Henry Darling Charles Grey William Reid William Colebrooke Francis Hincks James Walker Rawson W. Rawson Sanford Freeling^* John Hennessy George Strahan D. J. Gamble^* William Robinson
Barbados (1885–1966)	Charles Lees Walter Sendall James Hay Frederick Hodgson Gilbert Carter Leslie Probyn Charles O'Brien William Robertson Harry Newlands Mark Young Eubule Waddington Henry Bushe Hilary Blood Alfred Savage Robert Arundell John Stow
Related	Government House
^* Served as Acting Governor of Barbados.

v t e Governors-general of Barbados
His/Her Excellency
Barbados (1966–2021)	J. Stow A. Scott W. Douglas^* D. Ward W. Douglas^* H. Springer N.Barrow D. Williams^* C. Husbands E. Belgrave^* S. Mason^* E. Belgrave P. Greaves^* S. Mason
Related	Government House Monarchy of Barbados
^* Served as acting governor-general of Barbados

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