Kenneth Blackburne

Sir Kenneth Blackburne GCMG GBE
1st Governor-General of Jamaica
In office 6 August 1962 – 30 November 1962
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Alexander Bustamante
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Clifford Campbell
Governor of Jamaica
In office 18 December 1957 – 6 August 1962
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Lord Caradon
Succeeded by	Position abolished Himself (as governor-general)
Governor of the Leeward Islands
In office 1950–1956
Monarchs	George VI Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin
Succeeded by	Alexander Thomas Williams
Personal details
Born	Kenneth William Blackburne (1907-12-12)12 December 1907 Bordon, Hampshire, England
Died	4 November 1980(1980-11-04) (aged 72) Douglas, Isle of Man

Sir Kenneth William Blackburne GCMG GBE (12 December 1907 – 4 November 1980) was a British colonial official who was the first governor-general of Jamaica. He was knighted in 1952.