Sir Clement Arrindell | |
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| 1stGovernor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis[a] | |
| In office 19 September 1983 – 31 December 1995 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Kennedy Simmonds Denzil Douglas |
| Preceded by | Office Established Himself asGovernor |
| Succeeded by | Sir Cuthbert Sebastian |
| Governor of Saint Kitts and Nevis[a] | |
| In office 26 November 1981 – 19 September 1983 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Sir Kennedy Simmonds |
| Preceded by | Sir Probyn Inniss |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished Himself asGovernor General |
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| Born | (1931-04-16)16 April 1931 |
| Died | 26 March 2011(2011-03-26) (aged 79) |
| Spouse | Evelyn O'Loughlyn |
Sir Clement Athelston ArrindellGCMG GCVO QC (19 April 1931 – 27 March 2011) was the firstgovernor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis,[a] serving from 1983 to 1995, and also served as the country's finalcolonial governor, from 1981 to 1983.
Arrindell was born inBasseterre,Saint Kitts, and educated at the St. Kitts–Nevis Grammar School, where he was top of his class in his final year. He left to study in England in 1954, and wascalled to the bar in June 1958, as a member ofLincoln's Inn. Arrindell returned to Saint Kitts in December 1958. He initially worked in private practice, but was eventually made amagistrate. From 1972 to 1978, he served as a senior magistrate, both inSaint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (as the colony was then known) and in theBritish Virgin Islands. In July 1978, Arrindell was made a judge of the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court (now known as theEastern Caribbean Supreme Court). He served in the position until November 1981, when he succeeded SirProbyn Inniss as Governor of Saint Kitts and Nevis (anAssociated State of the United Kingdom at the time). On independence in September 1983, he was appointed governor-general, and remained in the position until his retirement in December 1995.[1] Arrindell was created aKnight Bachelor in June 1982,[2] and was also later made aKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in February 1984 and aKnight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in October 1985.[3][4] He died in March 2011, after a short illness, and was awarded astate funeral.[5]
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| Preceded by | Governor of Saint Christopher and Nevis 1981–1983 | Post abolished |
| New creation | Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis 1983–1995 | Succeeded by |
