Last Governor-General and first President of Trinidad and Tobago
His Excellency
Sir Ellis Clarke
TC GCMG
1st President of Trinidad and Tobago
In office 1 August 1976 – 19 March 1987
Prime Minister
Eric Williams
George Chambers
A. N. R. Robinson
Preceded by
Elizabeth II as Queen of Trinidad and Tobago
Succeeded by
Noor Hassanali
2nd Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago
In office 15 September 1972 – 1 August 1976
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
Eric Williams
Preceded by
Solomon Hochoy
Succeeded by
Position abolished (himself as President of Trinidad and Tobago)
Personal details
Born
(1917-12-28)28 December 1917 Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died
30 December 2010(2010-12-30) (aged 93) Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago
Nationality
Trinidadian
Spouse
Ermyntrude Hagley
(m. 1952; died 2002)
Alma mater
University College London
Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent ClarkeTC GCMG (28 December 1917 – 30 December 2010)[1] was the first President of Trinidad and Tobago and the second and last Governor-General. He was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution.
^"T&T's first President Sir Ellis Clarke is dead". CTNT World. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke TC GCMG (28 December 1917 – 30 December 2010) was the first President of Trinidad and Tobago and the second and last...
as controversial by the public. Hassanali succeeded acting president EllisClarke (1976–1987) and was himself succeeded by Arthur N. R. Robinson (president...
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of Trinidad and Tobago, Elizabeth II. The last governor-general, Sir EllisClarke, was sworn in as the first president on 1 August 1976 under a transitional...
suddenly in 1981. He was appointed Prime Minister by then-President EllisClarke and led the PNM to victory in the 1981 General Elections. In 1986 he...
The position of governor-general was replaced with that of President; EllisClarke was the first to hold this largely ceremonial role. Tobago was granted...
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military units have received the Freedom of the Town of Thetford. William EllisClarke: 1973. David Osborne: 14 September 2019. Town Historian RAF Honington...
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General. He retired from that position in 1972 and was succeeded by EllisClarke. After retirement he returned to Blanchisseuse where he spent the remainder...
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(President of Israel 1983–1993), John Stuart Mill (philosopher and MP), Sir EllisClarke (President of Trinidad and Tobago 1976–1986), Lord Woolf (Lord Chief...
electoral commission. However, the Commonwealth Observer Group, led by Sir EllisClarke, approved of the election as "free and fair", as there were very few...
as well as contributing in other roles. The Canadian line of Bobby Clarke, Ron Ellis and Henderson, which was not expected to start for the team, as none...
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Northern Ireland. In his next fight, Clarke won the vacant British cruiserweight title by knocking out Ellis Zorro in round eight of their contest at...
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presented by the then President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Sir EllisClarke, as a wedding gift from the nation to Prince Charles and Lady Diana....
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Constitution Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, presented to His Excellency Sir EllisClarke, Commander-in-Chief of Trinidad and Tobago, January 22, 1974. Campbell...
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1976, the country became a republic, and the last Governor-General, Sir EllisClarke, became the first President. In 1968 the National Joint Action Committee...