Complex sentence: Sir Solomon Hochoy (20 April 1905, Jamaica--15 November 1983, Blanchisseuse, Trinidad and Tobago) was the last British Governor of Trinidad and Tobago and the first Governor-General upon independence in 1962.
Split into simpler sentences: Sir Solomon Hochoy (20 April 1905--15 November 1983) was a Trinidad and Tobago politician. He was the last British governor of Trinidad and Tobago and the first governor-general upon the country's independence in 1962.