Stanislaus A. James
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Sir Stanislaus James GCMG OBE |
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| 4th Governor-General of Saint Lucia | |
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In office October 10, 1988 – June 1, 1996 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Vincent Floissac |
| Succeeded by | George Mallet |
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| Born |
November 13, 1919 Soufrière, Saint Lucia |
| Died | May 26, 2011 (aged 91) Castries, St. Lucia |
| Alma mater | Saint Mary's College |
Sir Stanislaus James GCMG OBE (November 13, 1919 – May 26, 2011) was a Saint Lucian educator, administrator and Governor-General.
Stanislaus Anthony James was born in Soufrière and educated at Saint Mary's College, Saint Lucia. He qualified as a teacher at Trinidad Training College for Teachers in 1941 and taught in Saint Lucia for several years. Later he became a government administrator and obtained a Diploma in Social Administration from Swansea University, Wales, in 1960 and a Diploma in Public Administration from Carleton University, Ottawa, in 1968. He was a senior administrator in several Saint Lucian government departments. He was the Governor-General of Saint Lucia from October 10, 1988 to June 1, 1996. Sir Stanislaus Anthony James Building is located on the Waterfront in Castries the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia.
Sir Stanislaus Anthony James was born in the town of Soufriere on 13 November 1919. He acquired his early education in Soufriere and proceeded to the St. Mary's College from 1934 to 1939. He received the Cambridge Senior Certificate upon his graduation. He spent a school term at the St. Aloysius R. C Boys' school as a temporary teacher, after which he left for Trinidad in 1940 to pursue his studies at the Training College for Teachers. In December 1941, he successfully completed his training and was awarded the Trained Teacher's Certificate.
In January 1942, he was appointed a Trained Assistant Teacher on the staff of the Soufriere Boys' Primary School. In June 1944, he was appointed as supervising teacher for the in – service training of unqualified teachers, the first supervising teacher for the training of unqualified teachers. He travelled by horse to the rural schools and by canoe to the coastal villages of Canaries and Anse-La-Raye.
In 1945, Sir Stanislaus James was transferred to the Education Department in Castries as head of a small number of supervising teachers who covered the entire island.
In 1946, after studying through correspondence, he was successful in obtaining the Diploma of Associate of the College of Preceptors (ACP) London, the first Saint Lucian to obtain a Diploma in Education.
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