Richard Sharples

Richard Sharples
Richard Sharples in 1959
Governor of Bermuda
In office
1972 – 10 March 1973
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byLord Martonmere
Succeeded bySir Edwin Leather
Member of Parliament
for Sutton and Cheam
In office
4 November 1954 – 31 October 1972
Preceded bySydney Marshall
Succeeded byGraham Tope
Personal details
Born(1916-08-06)6 August 1916
England
Died10 March 1973(1973-03-10) (aged 56)
Hamilton, Bermuda
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
Resting placeSt. Peter's Church, St. George's
Spouse
(m. 1946)
Children4
Alma materRoyal Military College, Sandhurst
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1936-1953
Rank Lieutenant colonel
UnitWelsh Guards
Battles/warsSecond World War

Sir Richard Christopher Sharples, KCMG, OBE, MC (6 August 1916 – 10 March 1973) was a British politician and Governor of Bermuda who was shot dead by assassins linked to a small militant Bermudian Black Power group called the Black Beret Cadre. The former army major, who had been a Cabinet Minister, resigned his seat to take up the position of Governor of Bermuda in late 1972. His murder resulted in the last executions conducted under British rule, in 1977.