Jenner Bourne Maude Armour (15 November 1932 – 25 July 2001) was a politician and barrister from

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who served as the interim (acting)

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from 1979 to 1980.

Biography

Armour was born in

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to Trinidadian father Dr. Reginald F. Armour and his wife Margery (née Bryant). He was Ronald Armour's brother. He earned a

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degree in 1959 at the

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and began practice in 1960. He was a barrister for over 40 years and worked in other countries such as

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. He led Progressive Labour Party following its split from

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. Following a constitutional crisis and the departure of president

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, he became an interim head of state. After Degazon's formal resignation in February 1980, he turned his function over to newly elected

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. He then served as a minister in the government of

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. In 1985 he became deputy speaker of parliament. He was elected as a member of

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as a candidate of

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and Dominica's Attorney General between 1990 and 1995. Jenner B. M. Armour died on 25 July 2001 at the age of 68.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Armour, Jenner 1932 births 2001 deaths Alumni of the University of London Attorneys-general of Dominica Dominica jurists Government ministers of Dominica Members of the House of Assembly of Dominica Presidents of Dominica Dominica Freedom Party politicians People of Trinidad and Tobago descent People from Saint John Parish, Dominica