Edward Richards
Edward Richards | |
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| 2nd Premier of Bermuda | |
| In office 18 April 1973 – 2 December 1975 | |
| Succeeded by | John Sharpe |
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| Born | 1908 Guyana |
| Died | 1991 Bermuda |
| Political party | United Bermuda Party |
Sir Edward Trenton Richards (1908–1991) was the first Black Bermudian to head the government of Bermuda and the second Premier of Bermuda. He was the leader of the United Bermuda Party (UBP) between 1971 and 1973.
In 1963, Richards welcomed Emperor Haiie Selassie of Ethiopia when Selassie visited Bermuda with his granddaughter Princess Ruth Desta.
A portrait of Richards is one of eighty painted by Esther Dai for display at the Historic Museum in Bermuda.
Richards is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter organization established for African Americans.
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In December 1971, Sir Edward Richards became Bermuda’s first black Government Leader. In 1973, The Constitution Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Act 1973 changed the Government Leader’s title to Premier. Richards held the position of Premier until December 1975.
Family
His son, E. T. "Bob" Richards, is a politician and member of the House of Assembly of Bermuda for the United Bermuda Party.
His eldest daughter is judge Patricia Dangor, who now lives in London, England.
His youngest daughter is the writer Angela Barry.[1]
Further reading
- J. Randolf Williams, Peaceful Warrior: Sir Edward Trenton Richards (Camden, Hamilton, 1988) - Official biography
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