Paula F. Beaubrun Explained

Paula Frances Beaubrun (1928 – 3 August 1994) was a Grenadian-born, Saint Lucian barrister, who was the first woman to be appointed to the post of Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands.

Biography

Beaubrun was born in 1928 in St George's, Grenada,[1] [2] [3] to Clytie and, in a family of seven children. The family lived in Grenada, Barbados and Trinidad, before settling in Saint Lucia.[4] [5] Her father was the first West Indian to be appointed Colonial Treasurer.[6] Her brother Michael Beaubrun, was Professor of Psychiatry at the University of the West Indies and, from 1976 to 1981, was a senator for Trinidad and Tobago.[7]

From 1958 to 1960 she was joint treasurer of the British-Caribbean Association, subsequently joining its executive committee.[8] On 4 November 1960 she entered Lincoln's Inn to study law.[9] After returning to the Caribbean, she became the first woman to be appointed to the post of Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands.[10] [11] [12] [13] In the first instance she held the role of acting attorney general from 1 July 1972 to 30 June 1973, which was followed by her appointment as attorney general from 1 July 1973 to 25 July 1977.[14]

As a member of the formative Steering Committee of the Saint Lucia Sickle Cell Association alongside Ira Simmons, Beaubrun was instrumental in its establishment.[15] She was also President of the Saint Lucia Cancer Society.[16] In 1989 she lived in Saint Lucia and had a reputation as an expert on fruit trees of the Caribbean.[17] She died on 3 August 1994 and is buried alongside her father Ignatius Cecil Beaubrun, OBE, in Castries City Cemetery, Saint Lucia.[18]

References

  1. Who's Who in the World. Third edition, 1976-1977. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1976
  2. Book: Shulterbrandt, Eldra . Proceedings of the Caribbean Institute on Alcoholism, June 17-26, 1975, June 1-12, 1976: College of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands . 1976 . The College . en.
  3. News: Constable . George . 1 September 1974 . Famous people mix on islands . 32 . News Journal . 8 May 2022.
  4. Web site: 2016-07-25 . Cicely Monica Giraudy . 2022-05-08 . St. Lucia News From The Voice . en-US.
  5. News: 13 March 1959 . Kensington's Part in new Caribbean Association . 5 . Kensington Post .
  6. News: 14 October 1930 . Oaths Administered . Kingston Daily Gleaner . 8 May 2022.
  7. Web site: Icons . The National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST). 2022-05-08 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Newsletter no.3, the British-Caribbean Association . 1960. 2022-05-08 . mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk . en-gb.
  9. Book: The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn . Admissions Registers VOL 4 1957-1973 & CHAPEL REGISTERS 1905 1973 . 1981 . English.
  10. Book: Shulterbrandt, Eldra . Proceedings of the Caribbean Institute on Alcoholism, June 17-26, 1975, June 1-12, 1976: College of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands . 1976 . The College . en.
  11. Book: Brathwaite, Joan A. . Women and the Law: A Bibliographical Survey of Legal and Quasi-legal Materials with Special Reference to Commonwealth Caribbean Jurisdictions and Including Relevant Commonwealth Caribbean Legislation and Case Material . 1999 . University of the West Indies Press . 978-976-640-069-9 . en.
  12. Book: The Caribbean Year Book . 1978 . Caribook, Limited . en.
  13. Web site: British Virgin Islands Ministers . 2022-05-08 . www.guide2womenleaders.com.
  14. Web site: BVI election and information results 1950–2011 . dead . BVI Deputy Governor's Office . 185–186 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063531/http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf . 7 April 2014.
  15. Web site: About . St. Lucia Sickle Cell Association . 2022-05-08 . slusicklecell.com.
  16. Web site: About . Saint Lucia Cancer Society . stluciacancersociety.org. 2022-05-08 . en-US.
  17. Dick-Read . Sally . December 1989 . A Bountiful Haven on Tortola . American Horticulturalist . 68 . 12 . 28.
  18. Web site: Paula F. Beaubrun (1929-1994) - Find a Grave... . 2022-05-08 . www.findagrave.com . en.

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