Colbert, Claudette b. September 13, 1903 d. July 30, 1996 Actress who starred in more than 60 films. Claudette Colbert died in Speightstown, Barbados, on July 30, 1996. (This was her vacation home.) Her permanent address was Manhattan. She was born on September 13, 1903, in France. Her real name was "Lily Claudette Chauchoin. While still a child her parents moved the family to New York. She won the Best Actress award in 1934 for "It Happened One Night," a Frank Capra movie. Her costar, [Read More] Godings Bay Church Cemetery, Speightstown, Saint Peter, Barbados
St. John, Harold b. 1931 d. February 29, 2004 Prime Minister of Barbados. In 1985, St. John became prime minister only to lose the government a year later in the 1986 general elections. In 1991, his party was elected and St. John served as deputy prime minister until 1999. He retired from political life three years later. He was knighted in 1994. Christ Church Parish Church, Christ Church, Barbados
Thompson, David John Howard b. December 25, 1962 d. October 23, 2010 Statesman. He served as prime minister of the Caribbean island nation of Barbados, from January 2008 until his death. Elected to Parliament in 1987 as a member of St. John district, he rose to head the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), defeating incumbent Prime Minister Owen Arthur in the January 2008 elections. In addition to serving as prime minister, he also held the posts of Minister of Community Development and Culture from 1991 to 1998, and Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1994. He died at...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.) Saint Johns Parish Church Cemetery, Saint John, Barbados
Ward, Sir. Deighton Harcourt Lisle b. 1909 d. January 9, 1984 Governor-General of Barbados. Deighton Ward graduated from Harrison College in Bridgetown. In 1958, he was one of the candidates of the Barbados Labour Party when they won four of the five seats in the House of Representatives in the Federal Parliament (of Barbados). He was a Freemason and also President of the Barbados Football Association. The first native Governor-General, Sir Winston Scott, took office in 1967 after Barbados independence was granted in 1966. Ten years later, Sir Scott died...[Read More] (Bio by: RosalieAnn) Cathedral Church of St Michael & All Angels, Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
b. September 13, 1903 d. July 30, 1996