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Solomon Hochoy

British colonial administrator (1905-1983) · Trinidad and Tobago · On the map · Politicians · Died at 78

Sir Solomon Hochoy was the last colonial governor of Trinidad and Tobago and the first governor-general upon the country's independence in 1962.

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Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

About this person

He was the first non-European governor of a British crown colony and the first ethnically Han Chinese and nationally Caribbean person to become Governor-General in the Commonwealth.

Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1983 · aged 78