Hugh Springer
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Sir Hugh Worrell Springer GCMG CBE[1] (22 June 1913 ā 14 April 1994)[2] was the organiser and first general secretary of the Barbados Workers' Union, and Barbados' fourth governor-general.[3] He was a lawyer, politician and public servant.[4] By an act of Parliament in 1998, Springer was named as one of the eleven National Heroes of Barbados.[5]
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Hugh Springer | |
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4th Governor-General of Barbados | |
In office 24 February 1984 ā 6 June 1990 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Harold Bernard St. John Errol Barrow Lloyd Erskine Sandiford |
Preceded by | Deighton Lisle Ward |
Succeeded by | Nita Barrow |
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Born | (1913-06-22)22 June 1913 Saint Michael, Barbados |
Died | 14 April 1994(1994-04-14) (aged 80) Bridgetown, Barbados |
Spouse | Dorothy Gittens |
Alma mater | Harrison College Hertford College, Oxford |
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