Ernest Deighton Mottley | |
|---|---|
 Mottley in 1951 | |
| Born | 11 May 1907 Barbados |
| Died | 27 April 1973 (aged 65) Barbados |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Leader of the Barbados National Party, and first mayor of Bridgetown |
| Relatives | Mia Mottley (granddaughter) |
Ernest Deighton Mottley CBE (11 May 1907 – 27 April 1973)[1] was a Barbadian politician, leader of the Barbados National Party, and the first mayor of Bridgetown (1959). He was a member of the House of Assembly of Barbados from 1946 to 1971.[2]
He was friends with Errol Barrow, though after the election of 1961, Mottley became Leader of the Opposition to Barrow's Barbados Labour Party government.[3]
In 1962, Mottley was honoured as an Ordinary Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for public services in Barbados.[4][5]
His granddaughter, Mia Mottley, became the first female Prime Minister of Barbados in 2018.[5]
- ^ "Ernest Deighton Mottley". Find a Grave. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "The History". The Barbados Parliament. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Mottley, Elton (2014). Better Must Come. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 149732467X.
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 June 1962, p. 4329.
- ^ a b "Biography | Mia Amor Mottley". Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2023.