Tapley Seaton
Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015-2023)
Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, KC, JP (28 July 1950 – 29 June 2023[1]) was the fourth Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis. At first, he was Acting Governor-General after Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence was forced out of office on 20 May 2015.
Sir Tapley Seaton | |
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Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
In office 19 May 2015 – 2 February 2023 Acting: 19 May 2015 – 2 September 2015 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Prime Minister | Timothy Harris Terrance Drew |
Preceded by | Edmund Wickham Lawrence |
Succeeded by | Marcella Liburd |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint Kitts | 28 July 1950
Alma mater | University of the West Indies Hugh Wooding Law School |
On 1 September 2015, he was officially appointed Governor-General by Queen Elizabeth II on advice of Prime Minister Timothy Harris.[2]
References
change- ↑ Government House Press Release Re: Passing of former Governor-General of Saint Christopher and Nevis Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, KC, JP, LL.D
- ↑ "S. W. Tapley Seaton Appointed As Governor General:: The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer". www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2015-12-03.