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{{short description|Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015-present)}}
{{Short description|Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015–2023)}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2015}}
{{sources|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[His Excellency]]
| honorific-prefix = [[His Excellency]]
| name = Sir Tapley Seaton
| name = Sir Tapley Seaton
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|sep=|country=GBR|GCMG|CVO|QC|JP}}
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=GBR|GCMG|CVO|KC|JP}}
| office = [[Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
| image = Tapley Seaton 2018.jpg
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]
| caption = Seaton in 2018
| primeminister = [[Timothy Harris]]
| office = 4th [[Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
| term_start = 19 May 2015<br>{{small|Acting: 19 May 2015 – 2 September 2015}}
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Charles III]]
| primeminister = [[Timothy Harris]]<br>[[Terrance Drew]]
| term_end =
| term_start = 19 May 2015
| term_end = 31 January 2023<br />Acting: 19 May 2015 – 2 September 2015
| predecessor = [[Edmund Lawrence (governor-general)|Edmund Lawrence]]
| predecessor = [[Edmund Lawrence (governor-general)|Edmund Lawrence]]
| successor =
| successor = [[Marcella Liburd]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|7|28|df=y}}
| birth_name = Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|7|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Saint Kitts]]
| birth_place = [[Saint Kitts]]
| death_date =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|6|29|1950|7|28|df=y}}
| death_place =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[Norman Manley Law School|University of the West Indies]]<br>[[Hugh Wooding Law School]]
| alma_mater = [[Norman Manley Law School|University of the West Indies]]<br />[[Hugh Wooding Law School]]
| image = Tapley Seaton (cropped) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Seaton in 2016
}}
}}


'''Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton''' (28 July 1950 – 29 June 2023<ref>[https://www.sknis.gov.kn/2023/06/29/government-house-press-release-re-passing-of-former-governor-general-of-saint-christopher-and-nevis-sir-s-w-tapley-seaton-gcmg-cvo-kc-jp-ll-d/ Government House Press Release Re: Passing of former Governor-General of Saint Christopher and Nevis Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, KC, JP, LL.D]</ref>) was the fourth [[Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis|governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis]] from 2015 to 2023.
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'''Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton''', {{post-nominals|size=100%|sep=,|country=GBR|GCMG|CVO|QC|JP}} (born 28 July 1950) is the current [[Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Governor-General]] of [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]. He was born on Saint Kitts, the son of William A. Seaton and his wife, Pearl A. Seaton, nee Godwin. He came to the position as Acting Governor-General after the ouster of his predecessor [[Edmund Wickham Lawrence|Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence]] on 20 May 2015. On 1 September 2015, he was officially appointed Governor-General by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] on advice of [[List of Prime Ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Prime Minister]] [[Timothy Harris]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = S. W. Tapley Seaton Appointed As Governor General:: The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer|url = http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2015/08/28/governor-general.html|website = www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com|accessdate = 2015-12-03|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150918231945/http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2015/08/28/governor-general.html|archivedate = 2015-09-18}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Education==
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Seaton was born on Saint Kitts, the son of William A. Seaton and his wife, Pearl A. Seaton, {{nee}} Godwin. He received his primary and secondary education from Epworth Junior School, Basseterre High School, and St. Kitts-Nevis Grammar School. He attended The [[University of the West Indies|University of West Indies]] in Jamaica and received a Bachelor of Laws degree, a moment that set forth his legal career.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, C.V.O., Q.C., J.P. Officially Named as Governor General of Saint Christopher and Nevis|url = http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1267986|website = CNN iReport|accessdate = 2015-12-03}}</ref> He continued further studies with the Council of Legal Education (at the [[Hugh Wooding Law School]], Trinidad, and the [[Norman Manley Law School]], Jamaica), where he gained his [[Legal Education Certificate]], and the [[University of Bordeaux]] in France, where he completed a Diploma in French. He also was a certified Legal Drafter having completed the Legal Drafting Diploma course at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

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Seaton received his primary and secondary education from Epworth Junior School, the Basseterre High School, and the St. Kitts-Nevis Grammar School. He attended the [[University of the West Indies|University of West Indies]] in Jamaica and received a Bachelor of Laws, a moment that set forth his legal career.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, C.V.O., Q.C., J.P. Officially Named as Governor General of Saint Christopher and Nevis|url = http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1267986|website = CNN iReport|accessdate = 2015-12-03}}</ref> He continued further studies with the Council of Legal Education, where he gained his Certificate, and the University of Bordeaux in France, where he completed a Diploma in French.


==Career==
==Career==
Seaton joined the St. Kitts-Nevis Judicial Service, and served as registrar of the Supreme Court, provost marshal, and acting additional magistrate. In 1975, Seaton served as crown counsel for the Attorney General’s Chambers and worked as the High Court Registrar. In 1980, he took on the St. Kitts-Nevis Attorney General role, serving until 1995. In 1988, he was appointed one of Her Majesty’s Counsels ([[Queen's Counsel|Queen’s Counsel]]) in 1988.

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Seaton became acting governor-general after the ouster of his predecessor [[Edmund Wickham Lawrence|Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence]] on 20 May 2015. On 1 September 2015, he was officially appointed governor-general by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] on the advice of [[List of Prime Ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Prime Minister]] [[Timothy Harris]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = S. W. Tapley Seaton Appointed As Governor General:: The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer|url = http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2015/08/28/governor-general.html|website = www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com|accessdate = 2015-12-03|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150918231945/http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2015/08/28/governor-general.html|archivedate = 2015-09-18}}</ref>


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Aside from his official duties, Seaton served on various boards, national committees, and organisations. Some of these positions included director of SSMC, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and Frigate Bay Development Corporation; president of the St. Christopher Heritage Society (now The St. Christopher National Trust), the St. Kitts-Nevis Bar Association and the OECS Bar Association; and vice president for the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Society and the St. Christopher National Trust; chairman of Cable & Wireless (formerly SCANTEL).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, C.V.O., Q.C., J.P. Officially Named as Governor General of Saint Christopher and Nevis|url = http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1267986 }}</ref>
Joined the St. Kitts-Nevis Judicial Service, and served as Registrar of the Supreme Court, Provost Marshal and acting Additional Magistrate. In 1975, Seaton served as Crown Counsel for the Attorney General’s Chambers and acted as the high Court Registrar. In 1980, he took on the role of St. Kitts-Nevis Attorney General, in which he served until 1995. In 1988, he was appointed as one of Her Majesty’s Counsels ([[Queen's Counsel|Queen’s Counsel]]) in 1988. He also has the distinction of being named a Commander of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (CVO) 23 October 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The London Gazette. Publication date:29 November 1985 Issue: 50333 Page: 16780|url = https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/50333/page/16780}}</ref> He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished [[Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]] (GCMG) 9 November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = London Gazette. Honours and Awards Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood|url = https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2437043}}</ref>


==Death==
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Aside from his official duties, Seaton has served on various Boards, National Committees and Organisations. Some of these positions included Director of SSMC, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and Frigate Bay Development Corporation; President of the St. Christopher Heritage Society (now The St. Christopher National Trust), the St. Kitts-Nevis Bar Association and the OECS Bar Association; and Vice President for the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Society and the St. Christopher National Trust; Chairman of Cable & Wireless (formerly SCANTEL).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, C.V.O., Q.C., J.P. Officially Named as Governor General of Saint Christopher and Nevis|url = http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1267986 }}</ref>
Seaton died on 29 June 2023, at the age of 72, five months after leaving office.<ref>{{cite news |title=St. Kitts and Nevis mourns as Former Governor-General Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton passes away |url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2023/06/30/st-kitts-and-nevis-mourns-as-former-governor-general-sir-samuel-weymouth-tapley-seaton-passes-away/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |publisher=Breaking Belize News |date=30 June 2023}}</ref>


==Awards and decorations==
==Awards and decorations==
*[[File:UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon.svg|70px]] Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished [[Order of St Michael and St George]] '''(GCMG)''' (9 November 2015)
*[[File:UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon.svg|70px]] Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished [[Order of St Michael and St George]] '''(GCMG)''' (9 November 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|title = London Gazette. Honours and Awards Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood|url = https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2437043}}</ref>
*[[File:UK Royal Victorian Order ribbon.svg|70px]] Commander of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] '''(CVO)''' (23 October 1985)
*[[File:UK Royal Victorian Order ribbon.svg|70px]] Commander of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] '''(CVO)''' (23 October 1985)<ref>{{Cite web|title = The London Gazette. Publication date:29 November 1985 Issue: 50333 Page: 16780|url = https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/50333/page/16780}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:42, 9 October 2024

His Excellency
Sir Tapley Seaton
GCMG CVO KC JP
Seaton in 2018
4th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
In office
19 May 2015 – 31 January 2023
Acting: 19 May 2015 – 2 September 2015
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterTimothy Harris
Terrance Drew
Preceded byEdmund Lawrence
Succeeded byMarcella Liburd
Personal details
Born
Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton

(1950-07-28)28 July 1950
Saint Kitts
Died29 June 2023(2023-06-29) (aged 72)
Alma materUniversity of the West Indies
Hugh Wooding Law School

Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton (28 July 1950 – 29 June 2023[1]) was the fourth governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 2015 to 2023.

Early life and education

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Seaton was born on Saint Kitts, the son of William A. Seaton and his wife, Pearl A. Seaton, née Godwin. He received his primary and secondary education from Epworth Junior School, Basseterre High School, and St. Kitts-Nevis Grammar School. He attended The University of West Indies in Jamaica and received a Bachelor of Laws degree, a moment that set forth his legal career.[2] He continued further studies with the Council of Legal Education (at the Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad, and the Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica), where he gained his Legal Education Certificate, and the University of Bordeaux in France, where he completed a Diploma in French. He also was a certified Legal Drafter having completed the Legal Drafting Diploma course at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Career

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Seaton joined the St. Kitts-Nevis Judicial Service, and served as registrar of the Supreme Court, provost marshal, and acting additional magistrate. In 1975, Seaton served as crown counsel for the Attorney General’s Chambers and worked as the High Court Registrar. In 1980, he took on the St. Kitts-Nevis Attorney General role, serving until 1995. In 1988, he was appointed one of Her Majesty’s Counsels (Queen’s Counsel) in 1988.

Seaton became acting governor-general after the ouster of his predecessor Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence on 20 May 2015. On 1 September 2015, he was officially appointed governor-general by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of Prime Minister Timothy Harris.[3]

Aside from his official duties, Seaton served on various boards, national committees, and organisations. Some of these positions included director of SSMC, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and Frigate Bay Development Corporation; president of the St. Christopher Heritage Society (now The St. Christopher National Trust), the St. Kitts-Nevis Bar Association and the OECS Bar Association; and vice president for the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Society and the St. Christopher National Trust; chairman of Cable & Wireless (formerly SCANTEL).[4]

Death

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Seaton died on 29 June 2023, at the age of 72, five months after leaving office.[5]

Awards and decorations

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References

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  1. ^ Government House Press Release Re: Passing of former Governor-General of Saint Christopher and Nevis Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, KC, JP, LL.D
  2. ^ "Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, C.V.O., Q.C., J.P. Officially Named as Governor General of Saint Christopher and Nevis". CNN iReport. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  3. ^ "S. W. Tapley Seaton Appointed As Governor General:: The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer". www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  4. ^ "Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, C.V.O., Q.C., J.P. Officially Named as Governor General of Saint Christopher and Nevis".
  5. ^ "St. Kitts and Nevis mourns as Former Governor-General Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton passes away". Breaking Belize News. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ "London Gazette. Honours and Awards Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood".
  7. ^ "The London Gazette. Publication date:29 November 1985 Issue: 50333 Page: 16780".
Government offices
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2015–2023 		Succeeded by
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