Paul Scoon

Sir Paul Godwin Scoon (4 July 1935 – 2 September 2013) was Governor-General of Grenada from 1978 to 1992.[1] He was in charge during the rise and fall of the People's Revolutionary Government and during the Invasion of Grenada.


Sir Paul Scoon

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Sir Paul Scoon in 1983
2nd Governor-General of Grenada
In office
30 September 1978 – 6 August 1992
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterEric Gairy (1978–79)
Maurice Bishop (1979–83)
Bernard Coard (1983)
Hudson Austin (1983)
Nicholas Brathwaite (1983–84)
Herbert Blaize (1984–89)
Ben Jones (1989–90)
Nicholas Brathwaite (1990–92)
Preceded bySir Leo de Gale
Succeeded bySir Reginald Palmer
Personal details
Born(1935-07-04)4 July 1935
Gouyave, British Windward Islands
Died2 September 2013(2013-09-02) (aged 78)
St. Paul's, Grenada
NationalityGrenadian
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
University of Toronto

References

  1. "Ex-Grenada Governor General Paul Scoon Dies at 78". ABC News. Retrieved 2013-09-04.