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Lieutenant Colonel Sir
Richard Sharples
KCMG OBE MC
Richard Sharples in 1959
Governor of Bermuda
In office
1972 – 10 March 1973
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byLord Martonmere
Succeeded bySir Edwin Leather
Member of Parliament
for Sutton and Cheam
In office
4 November 1954 – 31 October 1972
Preceded bySydney Marshall
Succeeded byGraham Tope
Personal details
Born(1916-08-06)6 August 1916
England
Died10 March 1973(1973-03-10) (aged 56)
Hamilton, Bermuda
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
Resting placeSt. Peter's Church, St. George's
Spouse
Pamela Newall
(m. 1946)
Children4
Alma materRoyal Military College, Sandhurst
Military service
AllegianceRichard Sharples United Kingdom
Branch/serviceRichard Sharples British Army
Years of service1936-1953
Rank Lieutenant colonel
UnitWelsh Guards
Battles/warsSecond World War

Sir Richard Christopher Sharples, KCMG, OBE, MC (6 August 1916 – 10 March 1973) was a British politician and Governor of Bermuda who was shot dead by assassins linked to a small militant Bermudian Black Power group called the Black Beret Cadre. The former army major, who had been a Cabinet Minister, resigned his seat to take up the position of Governor of Bermuda in late 1972. His murder resulted in the last executions conducted under British rule, in 1977.

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