Ellis Clarke
last Governor-General and first President of Trinidad and Tobago (1917-2010)
Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke, TC, GCMG (28 December 1917 – 30 December 2010)[1] was a Trinidadian politician. He was the second and last Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago and the first President of Trinidad and Tobago. He was one of the people who created Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution.
Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke | |
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1st President of Trinidad and Tobago | |
In office 1 August 1976 – 13 March 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Eric Williams George Chambers A.N.R. Robinson |
Succeeded by | Noor Hassanali |
Governor General of Trinidad and Tobago | |
In office 15 September 1972 – 1 August 1976 | |
Prime Minister | Eric Williams |
Preceded by | Solomon Hochoy |
Personal details | |
Born | Belmont, Trinidad and Tobago | 28 December 1917
Died | 30 December 2010 Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago | (aged 93)
Nationality | Trinidad and Tobago |
Spouse(s) | Ermyntrude Hagley |
Alma mater | University College London – University of London |
References
change- ↑ "T&T's first President Sir Ellis Clarke is dead". CTNT World. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
He received the La Orden del liberator (The order of the liberator) Venezuela's highest public order, in 1986.