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Solomon Hochoy | |
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 Hochoy in 1972 | |
| 1st Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| In office 31 August 1962 – 15 September 1972 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Eric Williams |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Governor) |
| Succeeded by | Ellis Clarke |
| 17th Governor of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| In office 4 July 1960 – 31 August 1962 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Eric Williams |
| Preceded by | Edward Beetham |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Governor-General) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1905 Colony of Jamaica (present-day Jamaica) |
| Died | 15 November 1983 (aged 78) Blanchisseuse, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Nationality | Trinidadian and Tobagonian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Thelma Huggins Hochoy |
Sir Solomon Hochoy TC GCMG GCVO OBE (20 April 1905 – 15 November 1983) was the last colonial governor of Trinidad and Tobago and the first governor-general upon the country's independence in 1962. He was the first non-European governor of a British crown colony and the first ethnically Han Chinese and nationally Caribbean person to become Governor-General in the Commonwealth.