Governor-General of the West Indies Federation

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The governor-general of the West Indies Federation was a post in the government of the West Indies. The federation, also known as the British Caribbean Federation, consisted of Antigua (with Barbuda), Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks & Caicos Islands. The federation was formed on 3 January 1958, and was formally dissolved on 31 May 1962.

The governor-general was constitutionally required to take advice from the prime minister of the West Indies Federation, but was by far the more powerful and prestigious of the two positions, containing almost all executive authority within the government and containing powers far beyond that of governors-general in the Dominions.[1]

Governor-general of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962)

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Term of office Monarch Prime Minister
Took office Left office Time in office
1 File:Patrick Buchan-Hepburn, Lord Hailes, by Glyn Warren Philpot.jpg Patrick Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes
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3 January 1958 31 May 1962 Template:Age in years and days Elizabeth II Adams

References

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  1. The Growth of the Modern West Indies. Gordon K. Lewis, Ian Randle Publishers, 2004. Pp. 386-90.

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