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Sir Solomon Hochoy Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG, Royal Victorian Order|GCVO, Order of the British Empire|OBE, Trinity Cross|TC, (b. April 20, 1905 in Jamaica, d. November 15, 1983) was the last United Kingdom|British Governor of Trinidad and Tobago and the first Governor General after independence. He migrated to Trinidad at the age of 2, and grew up in Blanchisseuse. After rising through the civil service, Hochoy was appointed Governor in 1960 (the first West Indian to be Governor). When Trinidad and Tobago became independent in 1962 Hochoy was appointed Governor General. He retired from that position in 1972 and was succeeded by Ellis Clarke. start box succession box | before=Edward Beetham|Sir Edward Betham Beetham | title=List of Governors of Trinidad and Tobago|Governor of Trinidad and Tobago | years=1960–1962 | after=— succession box | before=— | title=List of Governors-General of Trinidad and Tobago|Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago | years=1962–1972 | after=Ellis Clarke end box Category:Governors-General of Trinidad and Tobago|Hochoy, Solomon Category:Governors of Trinidad and Tobago|Hochoy, Solomon Category:1905 births|Hochoy, Solomon Category:1983 deaths|Hochoy, Solomon Category:Overseas Chinese This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Solomon Hochoy".
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