Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis

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Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis was a Saint Lucian lawyer, jurist, and statesman who became the country’s first Governor-General after independence.

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instanceOf Governor-General
jurist
lawyer
person
statesman
appointedBy Elizabeth II
awardReceived Knight Bachelor
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
birthDate 1909-10-26
birthPlace city of Castries
surface form: Castries, Saint Lucia
continentOfCitizenship North America
country Saint Lucia
countryOfCitizenship Saint Lucia
deathDate 1991-02-18
deathPlace city of Castries
surface form: Castries, Saint Lucia
educatedAt Inner Temple
London School of Economics
University of London
fieldOfWork law
public administration
hasSibling Derek Walcott
surface form: Derek Alton Walcott

Roderick Aldon Walcott
honorificPrefix Sir
languageSpoken English
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II
name Allen Montgomery Lewis
nationality Saint Lucian
notableFor being the first Governor-General of Saint Lucia after independence
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
officeEnd 1980-06-19
1987-10-30
officeStart 1979-02-22
1982-12-13
placeOfBurial city of Castries
surface form: Castries, Saint Lucia
positionHeld Chief Justice of the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court
Governor-General of Saint Lucia
Judge of the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court
President of the Saint Lucia Senate
predecessor Office established
regionOfOrigin Caribbean
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Adeline Florence Lewis
successor Boswell Williams
Sir Stanislaus James

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Governor-General of Saint Lucia firstHolder Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis