David James Gardiner Rose

Sir David James Gardiner Rose GCMG , CVO , MBE (born April 10, 1923 in British Guiana , † November 10, 1969 in London ) was a British colonial politician , the last administrator of Antigua and Barbuda and Governor General of Guyana .

biography

After studying at Mount St. Mary's College in Derbyshire , he joined the British colonial administration and was initially Deputy Commissioner of Police ( Assistant Commissioner of Police - Crime ) of British Guyana . This was followed by his appointment as defense officer with the federal government of the West Indian Federation .

A short time later he was initially acting administrator of Antigua and St. Lucia , before he became the last administrator of Antigua and Barbuda on March 6, 1964 as the successor to Ian Graham Turbott . He held this office until December 16, 1966, when he became Governor General of Guyana . At the same time he was raised to the nobility by the Queen as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George .

In the course of the planned independence of Guyana as a republic on February 23, 1970 he was planned as the first President of Guyana . However, he could no longer take up this office because he died in the collapse of a nine-story scaffolding in London , where he wanted to receive the certificate of discharge from Queen Elizabeth II .

In the course of his life he was also named a member of the Order of the British Empire in 1954 and Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1966 . In addition, he was posthumously awarded the Order of Excellence by Guyana in 1970 .

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predecessor	Office	successor
Ian Graham Turbott	Administrator of Antigua and Barbuda 1964–1966	-
Richard Edmonds Luyt	Governor General of Guyana 1966–1969	Edward Victor Luckhoo

personal data
SURNAME	Rose, David James Gardiner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British colonial administrator
DATE OF BIRTH	April 10, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	British Guiana
DATE OF DEATH	November 10, 1969
Place of death	London