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Leila Elberta Ross-Shier (born McTaggart 16 November 1886 - 26 September 1968) was a musician, educator and composer from the Cayman Islands. Ross-Shier wrote the national song of the Cayman Islands, "Beloved Isle Cayman".
Ross-Shier was born on November 16, 1886, in Grand Cayman.[1] She worked as an educator, librarian and was an official Registrar of Births and Deaths.[2] She encouraged all high school students to read, no matter the color of their skin, despite the norm of segregation at the time.[2]
Ross-Shier wrote "Beloved Isle Cayman" in 1930.[3] She also wrote hymns and ballads, organized concerts and was a church organist.[2]
Ross-Shier was one of the signers of a petition that led to granting women's suffrage in the Cayman Islands in 1959.[2]
Ross-Shier died on September 26, 1968, in Grand Cayman.[1]
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