Sir Clifford Campbell | |
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2nd Governor-General of Jamaica | |
In office 1 December 1962 – 28 February 1973 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Kenneth Blackburne |
Succeeded by | Herbert Duffus (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Clifford Clarence Campbell 28 June 1892 Petersfield, Jamaica |
Died | 28 September 1991 | (aged 99)
Political party | Jamaica Labour |
Sir Clifford Clarence Campbell ON GCMG GCVO KStJ (28 June 1892 – 28 September 1991) was a Jamaican educator and politician who served as speaker of the House and President of the Senate. In 1962, after Jamaica achieved independence, he was appointed as the first Jamaica-born and second governor-general of Jamaica, serving in that position for more than a decade.