Lucretia St. Clair Joof

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Lucretia St. Clair Joof (* 1913 in Bathurst ; † August 1982 ) was a politician in the West African state of Gambia . She was the first woman in the House of Representatives.

Life

St. Clair Joof was a teacher at a secondary school from the early 1930s, later she worked as a clerk at a French retail company.

After a bill for the increase from two to four nominated members in the House of Representatives was successfully approved in August 1968, President Dawda Jawara had nominated her as a further member. Previously, St. Clair Joof was a council member in Bathurst City Council (BCC) since 1964 and was nominated again in January 1968. She was also chair of the Parks and Recreational Committee and was responsible for the construction of the playground in MacCarthy Square and the King George V Memorial Park.

She left parliament in 1977 and continued to serve as a councilor.

Private

Lucretia St. Clair Joof was first married to the lawyer Tom Taylor. After his death in 1941 she married the lawyer and politician George St. Clair Joof , who died in 1955.

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Hassoum Ceesay : Gambian women: an introductory history. Fulladu Publishers, Gambia, ISBN 9983-8800-58 .
personal data
SURNAME St. Clair Joof, Lucretia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES St. Claire Joof, Lucretia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Bathurst
DATE OF DEATH August 1982