Sir Clement Arrindell was an eminent member of the legal profession. He served as a Magistrate at home in St. Kitts as well as in the British Virgin Islands before later becoming a puisne judge of the then West Indies Associated States Supreme Court in 1978. This body became the OECS Supreme Court that we are today familiar with. His tenure on the court ended with his elevation to the governor’s office in 1981 after which he gave sterling service as Governor General from 1983 until his retirement in 1996. Sir Clement Athelston Arrindell was knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1983.
Sir Clement departed this life on the afternoon of Saturday, 26th March, 2011.
Governor General 1983-1996
Born: 19th April 1931
Parents: George and Hilda Arrindell
Education: Private School and Basseterre Boys School
1944-49 St. Kitts Grammar School
1956 Admitted to Lincoln’s Inn, London
1958 Barrister at Law, called to the Bar in England and in St. Kitts
Career: 1949-56 Civil servant
1958-64 Private legal practice
1964-66 Acting Magistrate
1966-78 Magistrate
1978-80 Acting Puisne Judge of the West Indies Associated State in Montserrat, with additional responsibilities for the British Virgin Island
1980-1981 Puisne Judge
1981 Governor of the State of St. Kitts and Nevis
Died: 26th March 2011
(some information was obtained from St. Kitts National Archives)