William Randolph Douglas Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Sir
William Douglas,
Honorific-Suffix:KCMG PC
Primeminister:Errol Barrow
Tom Adams
Term Start:9 August 1976
Term End:17 November 1976
Predecessor:Arleigh Scott
Successor:Deighton Ward
Monarch2:Elizabeth II
Primeminister2:Tom Adams
Term Start2:10 January 1984
Term End2:24 February 1984
Predecessor2:Deighton Ward
Successor2:Hugh Springer
Birth Date:24 September 1921
Birth Place:British Windward Islands (present day Barbados)
Death Place:Bridgetown, Barbados
Spouse:Thelma Douglas
(died. 1992)
Denise Douglas
(m. 1997)

Sir William Randolph Douglas, (24 September 1921 – 12 August 2003) was a Barbadian politician who served as Chief Justice of Barbados from 1965 to 1986,[1] [2] and twice served as the acting Governor-General: from 9 August 1976 until 17 November 1976, and again from 10 January 1984 until 24 February 1984.[3] Between 1987 and 1991, Douglas served as ambassador to the United States.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seventeenth Item on the Agenda: Report of the Director-General. November 2003. International Labour Office. Geneva. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013014319/http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/gb/docs/gb288/pdf/gb-17.pdf. 13 October 2017. live. 26 February 2017.
  2. News: Seventh Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, 20th December 1968. 1 January 1969. The London Gazette. 7 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170517224209/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44746/supplement/51#. 17 May 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Countries Ba-Bo. Rulers.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20190115022952/http://rulers.org/rulb1.html#barbados. 15 January 2019. live. 26 February 2017.
  4. News: Obituary: Sir William Douglas. Eyre. Richard. 20 August 2003. The Guardian. 26 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925131609/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/aug/21/guardianobituaries.richardeyre. 25 September 2015. live.