| Sir Ronald Garvey KCMG, KCVO, MBE | |
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| 20th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man | |
| In office 1959–1966 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Ambrose Dundas |
| Succeeded by | Sir Peter Stallard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Herbert Garvey 4 July 1903 |
| Died | 31 May 1991 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Dorothy McGusty |
| Children | Two daughters |
Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey KCMG KCVO MBE (4 July 1903 – 31 May 1991) was a colonial administrator.
Garvey joined the colonial service and was appointed Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1944.[1] He moved on to be Governor of British Honduras in 1949;[2] there he had to contend with a general strike and the need to devalue the local currency.[3] He launched one of the first credit unions in British Honduras in order to protect poorer people from loan sharks.[4] He then served as Governor of Fiji from 1952, where he demonstrated his considerable public relations skills,[5] until his retirement in 1958.[6]
In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man:[7] he launched major initiatives there in the early 1960s to increase tourism including the establishment of a new casino and promoting the local tax incentives.[8] He also sent the Home Office a Manx cat to replace the one they had lost.[9] He subsequently wrote a book entitled Gentleman Pauper published in 1983.[10] He is buried in Wrentham cemetery in Suffolk.[11]
He married Patricia Dorothy McGusty;[12] they had two daughters.[13]
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Alexander Beattie |
Governor of Saint Vincent 1944–1948 |
Succeeded by Walter Coutts |
| Preceded by Edward Hawkesworth |
Governor of British Honduras 1949–1952 |
Succeeded by Patrick Renison |
| Preceded by Leslie Freeston |
Governor of Fiji 1952–1958 |
Succeeded by Sir Kenneth Maddocks |
| Preceded by Sir Ambrose Dundas |
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man 1959–1966 |
Succeeded by Sir Peter Stallard |
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