Edward Richards

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Edward Richards
1st Premier of Bermuda
In office
18 April 1973 – 2 December 1975
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorEdwin Leather
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byJohn Sharpe
2nd Government Leader of Bermuda
In office
29 December 1971 – 18 April 1973
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor
Preceded byHenry Tucker
Succeeded byOffice renamed Premier
Personal details
Born4 October 1908
Guyana
DiedMay 1991 (aged 82)
Bermuda
Political partyUnited Bermuda Party

Sir Edward Trenton "ET" Richards (4 October 1908[1] – May 1991) was the first Black Bermudian to head the government of Bermuda and the first Premier of Bermuda. He was the leader of the United Bermuda Party (UBP) between 1971 and 1973. He was a vocal critic of segregation.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Sir Edward “ET” Richards", Bernews.
  2. ^ "This month in history: E. T. Richards becomes Island's first black leader, December 29, 1971". Bermuda Biographies.
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