Lavity Stoutt
Hamilton Lavity Stout (March 7, 1929 - May 14, 1995 ) was three times Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands .
Life
Stoutt, chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), became the first chief minister of the British Virgin Islands in April 1967 and initially held this office until he was replaced by Willard Wheatley in June 1971.
In November 1979 he followed Wheatley again in the office of Chief Minister before he was replaced on November 15, 1983 by Cyril Romney , who formed a coalition of the United Party and independents.
After Romney's electoral defeat, he followed on October 1, 1986, becoming Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands for the third time. After almost nine years in office, he died in office on May 14, 1995. He was succeeded by his party friend Ralph T. O'Neal , who was previously a minister in his cabinet.
After his death, his birthday was declared an annual public holiday and the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College in Tortola was named after him.
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| SURNAME | Stoutt, Lavity |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stoutt, Hamilton Lavity (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1929 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1995 |