Edward Alexander Clavier Hughes, OBE
Former Speaker of the House of Assembly of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Edward Alexander Clavier Hughes was a former Speaker of the House of Assembly of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Early life
Edward Alexander Clavier Hughes was born on 16 September 1917 in Grenada to Fitzroy Algernon Hughes and Jane Hughes.
Career
Edward A.C. Hughes was elected as Deputy President of the Legislative Council of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on 3 October 1957. He later served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of St. Vincent and the Grenadines from 21 May 1970 to 20 August 1970; and again from 27 October 1979 to 24 July 1981, under the St. Vincent Labour Party Administration.
Previously, he was the Second Nominated Member from 15 October 1951 to 15 July 1954;
First Nominated Member from 6 October 1955 to 6 March 1958; and Nominated Member and Deputy Speaker from 26 June 1967 to 9 April 1970.
Hughes served as a Member of the Senate of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962.
Honours and awards
In 1959, Hughes was honoured as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Personal life
Hughes was married to wife Peggy Melville Hughes and was the father of four.
Death
Hughes died on 16 July 1989 in the United Kingdom, aged 71.
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