Clement Arrindell
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Sir Clement Athelston Arrindell GCMG
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(19 April 1931 – 27 March 2011) was Governor of Saint Kitts and Nevis
from 1981-83 (as a British overseas territory
) and Governor-General upon the island's independence in 1983. He held the position until 1995.
Arrindell was born in Basseterre
, trained as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn
, and was a magistrate on his home island from 1964, before becoming a judge of the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court in 1978 and then governor in 1981.
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(19 April 1931 – 27 March 2011) was Governor of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....
from 1981-83 (as a British overseas territory
British overseas territories
The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories...
) and Governor-General upon the island's independence in 1983. He held the position until 1995.
Arrindell was born in Basseterre
Basseterre
Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands...
, trained as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn
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The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
, and was a magistrate on his home island from 1964, before becoming a judge of the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court in 1978 and then governor in 1981.