Ellis Clarke

Sir Ellis Clarke
1st President of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
1 August 1976 – 19 March 1987
Prime Minister
Preceded byElizabeth II as Queen of Trinidad and Tobago
Succeeded byNoor Hassanali
2nd Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
15 September 1972 – 1 August 1976
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterEric Williams
Preceded bySolomon Hochoy
Succeeded byPosition abolished (himself as President of Trinidad and Tobago)
Personal details
Born(1917-12-28)28 December 1917
Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died30 December 2010(2010-12-30) (aged 93)
Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago
NationalityTrinidadian
Spouse
Ermyntrude Hagley
(m. 1952; died 2002)
Alma materUniversity College London

Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke TC GCMG (28 December 1917 – 30 December 2010)[1] was the first President of Trinidad and Tobago and the second and last Governor-General. He was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution.

  1. ^ "T&T's first President Sir Ellis Clarke is dead". CTNT World. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.