Boswell Williams Explained

Boswell Williams
Order:2nd
Office:Governor-General of Saint Lucia
Term Start:June 19, 1980
Term End:December 12, 1982
Predecessor:Allen Montgomery Lewis
Successor:Allen Montgomery Lewis
Birth Date:May 16, 1926
Birth Place:Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
Death Place:Sans Soucis, Castries, St. Lucia

Boswell Bennie Williams (May 16, 1926 – July 20, 2014) was a Saint Lucian politician who represented the district of Vieux Fort in the legislature from 1974 to 1979.[1]

He was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II of Saint Lucia as governor-general on June 19, 1980,[2] [3] replacing Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis, father of the former prime minister Vaughan Lewis. He was initially acting governor general, becoming governor general in December 1981. Williams had to confront the most serious constitutional crisis in the history of Saint Lucia soon after the rejection of Prime Minister Allan Louisy's budget proposal. He was removed from office by the Queen on the advice of Louisy with effect from December 12, 1982.[4]

Williams died at his home in Sans Soucis on July 20, 2014, at the age of 88.[5]

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  1. Web site: Former governor general laid to rest St. Lucia News Online. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210442/http://www.stlucianewsonline.com/former-governor-general-laid-to-rest/ . 2014-08-12 .
  2. Book: 43rd. Ed 2002. Limited. Europa Publications. The Europa world year book. In February 1980 a new Governor-General, Boswell Williams, was appointed.. 1 April 2011. 2003-07-10. Taylor & Francis Group. 978-1-85743-197-1. 3536.
  3. Book: Calvert, Peter. Political and economic encyclopaedia of South America and the Caribbean. 1 April 2011. 1991. Longman Group. 978-0-582-08528-2. 302.
  4. Book: Twomey . Anne . The Veiled Sceptre: Reserve Powers of Heads of State in Westminster Systems . 2018 . 9781107297845 . 794 . 9 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Former Governor General is Dead. https://archive.today/20140723234000/http://stluciatimes.com/article/former-governor-general-dead. dead. July 23, 2014. St. Lucia Times. July 20, 2014. July 22, 2014.