Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Paul Scoon

Role / Field:

Grenadian politician and Governor-General of Grenada (1978-1992)

Born:

1935-07-04

Died:

2013-09-02

Century / Era:

1935s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Sir Paul Godwin Scoon (4 July 1935 – 2 September 2013) was a Grenadian politician who served as governor-general of Grenada from 1978 to 1992. His tenure is notable for the hectic events related to the rise and fall of the People's Revolutionary Government, as well as his personal involvement in and support of the invasion of Grenada. Scoon was born on 4 July 1935 in Gouyave, a town on the west coast of Grenada. He attended St.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

John's Anglican School and then the Grenada Boys' Secondary School. Scoon then received an external degree from the University of London before going on to study at the University of Leeds, England, and gaining an M.Ed. at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He returned to Grenada to teach at the Grenada Boys' Secondary School. Following a career rising from Chief Education Officer to finally becoming Secretary to the Cabinet, the head of Grenada's Civil Service.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He was awarded the OBE in 1970. That same year, he married Esmai Monica (nee Lumsden) McNeilly, a widow with three children. In 1973 he returned to London to fill the post of Deputy Director of the Commonwealth Foundation. In 1978, Scoon was...

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