Ira Marcus Simmons
Sir Ira Marcus Simmons | |
|---|---|
| 1st Governor-General of Saint Lucia | |
| In office 22 February 1973 – 05 October 1974 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Frederick Joseph Clarke (as governor) |
| Succeeded by | Allen Montgomery Lewis |
| In office 1973 – 05 October 1974 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Frederick Joseph Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Allen Montgomery Lewis |
| Governor of Saint Lucia | |
| In office 1973–1974 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Frederick Joseph Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Allen Montgomery Lewis (as governor-general) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1917 |
| Died | 5 October 1974 (aged 57) |
| Alma mater | Saint Mary's College; Castries Methodist School |
Ira Marcus Simmons GCMG GCVO KStJ (17 March 1917 – 5 October 1974) was a Saint Lucian barrister and public servant who served as the country's penultimate governor-general.[1]
Biography
[edit]He served as the governor-general from 1973 to 1974.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Saint Lucia - Office of the Governor General". Saint Lucia - Office of the Governor General.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1917 births
- 1974 deaths
- 20th-century Saint Lucian lawyers
- Alumni of University of London Worldwide
- Chief justices of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
- Governors of British Saint Lucia
- Governors-general of Saint Lucia
- Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lucia
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
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- Members of the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation
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- People associated with the University of the West Indies
- People from Castries
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- Saint Lucian judges on the courts of Jamaica