# Sir Ira Marcus Simmons - Governor of the Associated State of Saint Lucia

URL: https://allhistories.com/saint-lucia/rulers/ira-marcus-simmons
Term: 30 September 1971 – 5 October 1974
Number in the list: 143
Born-Died: 1917 - 1974
Dynasty: Colonial administration
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_and_administrators_of_Saint_Lucia

Sir Ira Marcus Simmons was governor of the associated state of Saint Lucia (acting until December 1973) from 1971 until his death in October 1974. His tenure fell under Elizabeth II, during the period of associated statehood before independence.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Sir Frederick Joseph Clarke](https://allhistories.com/saint-lucia/rulers/frederick-joseph-clarke)
- Next in list: [Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis](https://allhistories.com/saint-lucia/rulers/allen-montgomery-lewis-1974)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1972 - [Pigeon Island Joined to the Mainland](https://allhistories.com/saint-lucia/timeline/1972-pigeon-island-joined-to-the-mainland)
- 1973 - [Folk Research Centre Founded](https://allhistories.com/saint-lucia/timeline/1973-folk-research-centre-founded)
- 1974 - [Saint Lucia Enters CARICOM](https://allhistories.com/saint-lucia/timeline/1974-saint-lucia-enters-caricom)
- 1974 - [The Hard-Fought 1974 Election](https://allhistories.com/saint-lucia/timeline/1974-the-hard-fought-1974-election)
- 1974 - [Castries Becomes an Archdiocese](https://allhistories.com/saint-lucia/timeline/1974-castries-becomes-an-archdiocese)