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{{Short description|3rd governor-general of Jamaica}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[The Most Honourable]]
| name = Sir Florizel Glasspole
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|list=[[Order of the Nation|ON]] [[Order of Distinction|CD]]}} {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|GCMG|GCVO|KStJ}}
| image = Sir Florizel Glasspole (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Florizel Glaspole in 1982
| order = 3rd
| office = Governor-General of Jamaica
| term_start = 27 June 1973
| term_end = 31 March 1991
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]
| primeminister = [[Michael Manley]]<br />[[Edward Seaga]]
| predecessor = [[Herbert Duffus]] (acting)
| successor = [[Edward Zacca]] (acting)
| birth_name = Florizel Augustus Glasspole
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|9|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Colony of Jamaica]], British Empire
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|11|25|1909|9|25|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Kingston, Jamaica]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Ina Josephine Glasspole|1934}}
| children = 3
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'''Sir Florizel Augustus Glasspole, [[Order of the Nation|ON]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Royal Victorian Order|GCVO]], [[Order of St John|K.St.J]]''' (25 September 1909, [[Kingston, Jamaica]] – 25 November 2000, Kingston, Jamaica) was the third [[Governor General]] of Jamaica.<ref> [http://www.nlj.org.jm/docs/images/florizel.jpg Biodata]
'''Sir Florizel Augustus Glasspole''' {{post-nominals|list=[[Order of the Nation|ON]] [[Order of Distinction|CD]]}} {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCMG|GCVO|KStJ}} (25 September 1909 – 25 November 2000<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/dec/19/guardianobituaries] Clayton Goodwin, "Obituary: Sir Florizel Glasspole". The Guardian. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2018.</ref>) was the third and longest-serving [[governor-general of Jamaica]], in office from 1973 to 1991.<ref>[http://www.nlj.org.jm/docs/images/florizel.jpg Biodata] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607004703/http://www.nlj.org.jm/docs/images/florizel.jpg |date=7 June 2007 }}
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==Early life and education==
An activist of the clerk's union in the 1930s, Glasspole was an early member of the [[People's National Party]], he was elected to the House of Representatives in the first [[universal suffrage]] elections, in 1944, from the [[constituency]] of East Kingston and Port Royal, and held the seat through every election until he was elevated to the office of Governor General in 1973. He held that office until 1991, when he was replaced by Sir [[Howard Cooke]].
Florizel Glasspole was born in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] on 25 September 1909.<ref name=nlj>{{cite web|url=https://nlj.gov.jm/project/sir-florizel-glasspole-1909-2000/|title=Sir Florizel Glasspole (1909-2000)|publisher=National Library of Jamaica|accessdate=2020-08-20}}</ref> His parents were the Rev. Theophilus A. Glasspole, a Methodist minister, and Florence (''née'' Baxter).<ref name=kingshouse>{{cite web|url=https://kingshouse.gov.jm/profile/the-most-honourable-sir-florizel-augustus-glasspole-on-gcmg-gcvo-cd/|title=The Most Honourable Sir Florizel Augustus Glasspole|publisher=Government of Jamaica |accessdate=2020-08-20}}</ref> Glasspole received his early education at Buff Bay Elementary School in [[Portland Parish|Portland]] between 1914 and 1918. He then attended Central branch Elementary School and [[Wolmer's Schools|Wolmer's Boys School]] (1922-1926). In 1946, he enrolled in [[Ruskin College]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]], where he majored in Trade Union Studies on a one-year scholarship awarded by the British [[Trade Union Congress]].<ref name=nlj/>


==Career==
From 1955 to 1962, and again from 1972 to 1973, he served as minister of education under [[Norman Manley]] before independence, and under [[Michael Manley]] in 1972.
Glasspole's first job was in the Civil Service with the Registrar of Titles Office in 1926.<ref name=kingshouse/> From 1930, he worked as an accounting clerk at the Serge Island Sugar Estate near [[Seaforth, Jamaica|Seaforth]] [[Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica|St Thomas]]. Between 1937 and 1955, Glasspole was general secretary of the Jamaica United Clerks' Association, of the Water Commission Manual Workers' Union, of the Municipal and Parochial General Workers' Union and of the [[National Workers Union (Jamaica)|National Workers' Union]]. He was president of the Jamaica Printers' and Allied Workers' Union, the Machado Employees' Union, and the General Hospital and Allied Workers' Union.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web | title=Sir Florizel Glasspole | work=The Telegraph | date=28 November 2000 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1375891/Sir-Florizel-Glasspole.html | accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref> Glasspole was also, from 1939 to 1947, General Secretary of the Trades Union Advisory Council and, from 1947 to 1952, General Secretary of the Jamaican [[Trade Union Congress (Jamaica)|Trade Union Congress]].<ref name=telegraph/>


==Politics==
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Glasspole was an early member of the [[People's National Party]], he was elected to the [[Parliament of Jamaica|House of Representatives]] in the first [[universal suffrage]] elections, in 1944, from the [[constituency]] of [[Kingston East and Port Royal (Jamaica Parliament constituency)|Kingston East and Port Royal]], and held the seat through every election until his retirement in 1973.<ref name=nlj1>{{cite news|url=https://nlj.gov.jm/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Election-Results-1944-2016.pdf|title=Election Results (1944-2016)|publisher=[[National Library of Jamaica]]|accessdate=2020-08-24}}</ref> From 1955 to 1957 he served as minister of labour and from 1957 to 1962 he was minister of education under [[Norman Manley]] before independence. He reprieved the latter role from 1972 to 1973, under [[Michael Manley]].
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==Governor-General==
Florizel Glasspole was appointed to the office of governor-general in 1973. He held that office until 1991, when he was succeeded by [[Howard Cooke]].<ref name=kingshouse/>

==Personal life and death==
Florizel Glasspole was married to Ina Josephine (''née'' Kinlocke) and had one daughter Sara Lou Glasspole-Mena.<ref name=jis>{{cite web|url=https://jis.gov.jm/profiles/florizel-augustus-glasspole//|title=Florizel Augustus Glasspole|publisher=Jamaica Information Service|accessdate=2020-08-20}}</ref> Glasspole died in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] on 25 November 2000, aged 91.<ref name=nlj/>

==Awards and decorations==
Florizel Glasspole Street in Port Royal is named for him.

* Commander of the [[Order of Distinction]] (1970)<ref name=telegraph />
* Commander of the [[Order of the Nation]] (1973)<ref name=telegraph />
* Order of Andrés Bello (Venezuela, 1973)<ref name=telegraph />
* Knight of the [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Order of St. John of Jerusalem]] (1974)<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=46196|date=31 January 1974|page=1301|supp=}}</ref>
* [[Order of the Liberator]] (Venezuela, 1978)<ref name=telegraph />
* [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (1981)<ref name=telegraph />
* LL.D. (Hon) [[University of the West Indies]] (1982)<ref name=nlj/>
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] (1982)<ref name=nlj/>
* [[Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order]] (1983)<ref name=telegraph /><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=49335|date=29 April 1983|page=5865|supp=}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 08:35, 6 December 2024

The Most Honourable
Sir Florizel Glasspole
ON CD GCMG GCVO KStJ
Florizel Glaspole in 1982
3rd Governor-General of Jamaica
In office
27 June 1973 – 31 March 1991
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterMichael Manley
Edward Seaga
Preceded byHerbert Duffus (acting)
Succeeded byEdward Zacca (acting)
Personal details
Born
Florizel Augustus Glasspole

(1909-09-25)25 September 1909
Kingston, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
Died25 November 2000(2000-11-25) (aged 91)
Kingston, Jamaica
Spouse
Ina Josephine Glasspole
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(m. 1934)​
Children3

Sir Florizel Augustus Glasspole ON CD GCMG GCVO KStJ (25 September 1909 – 25 November 2000[1]) was the third and longest-serving governor-general of Jamaica, in office from 1973 to 1991.[2]

Early life and education

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Florizel Glasspole was born in Kingston, Jamaica on 25 September 1909.[3] His parents were the Rev. Theophilus A. Glasspole, a Methodist minister, and Florence (née Baxter).[4] Glasspole received his early education at Buff Bay Elementary School in Portland between 1914 and 1918. He then attended Central branch Elementary School and Wolmer's Boys School (1922-1926). In 1946, he enrolled in Ruskin College, Oxford, where he majored in Trade Union Studies on a one-year scholarship awarded by the British Trade Union Congress.[3]

Career

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Glasspole's first job was in the Civil Service with the Registrar of Titles Office in 1926.[4] From 1930, he worked as an accounting clerk at the Serge Island Sugar Estate near Seaforth St Thomas. Between 1937 and 1955, Glasspole was general secretary of the Jamaica United Clerks' Association, of the Water Commission Manual Workers' Union, of the Municipal and Parochial General Workers' Union and of the National Workers' Union. He was president of the Jamaica Printers' and Allied Workers' Union, the Machado Employees' Union, and the General Hospital and Allied Workers' Union.[5] Glasspole was also, from 1939 to 1947, General Secretary of the Trades Union Advisory Council and, from 1947 to 1952, General Secretary of the Jamaican Trade Union Congress.[5]

Politics

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Glasspole was an early member of the People's National Party, he was elected to the House of Representatives in the first universal suffrage elections, in 1944, from the constituency of Kingston East and Port Royal, and held the seat through every election until his retirement in 1973.[6] From 1955 to 1957 he served as minister of labour and from 1957 to 1962 he was minister of education under Norman Manley before independence. He reprieved the latter role from 1972 to 1973, under Michael Manley.

Governor-General

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Florizel Glasspole was appointed to the office of governor-general in 1973. He held that office until 1991, when he was succeeded by Howard Cooke.[4]

Personal life and death

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Florizel Glasspole was married to Ina Josephine (née Kinlocke) and had one daughter Sara Lou Glasspole-Mena.[7] Glasspole died in Kingston on 25 November 2000, aged 91.[3]

Awards and decorations

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Florizel Glasspole Street in Port Royal is named for him.

Preceded by Governor-General of Jamaica
1973–1991 		Succeeded by
Edward Zacca (acting)

References

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  1. ^ [1] Clayton Goodwin, "Obituary: Sir Florizel Glasspole". The Guardian. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ Biodata Archived 7 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d e "Sir Florizel Glasspole (1909-2000)". National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "The Most Honourable Sir Florizel Augustus Glasspole". Government of Jamaica. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sir Florizel Glasspole". The Telegraph. 28 November 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Election Results (1944-2016)" (PDF). National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Florizel Augustus Glasspole". Jamaica Information Service. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  8. ^ "No. 46196". The London Gazette. 31 January 1974. p. 1301.
  9. ^ "No. 49335". The London Gazette. 29 April 1983. p. 5865.
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