Clifford Darling
| Sir Clifford Darling GCMG |
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| 4th Governor General of the Bahamas | |
| In office 2 January 1992 – 2 January 1995 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham |
| Preceded by | Henry Milton Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Orville Turnquest |
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| Born | 2 June 1922 Acklins, Bahamas |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Nassau, Bahamas |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Ingrid Darling |
| Children | Clifford Jr, Andrea Darling-Thompson, Sharlene Hanna, Theresa McPhee, Rushena Darling, Lakriesha Darling and Charles Darling |
Sir Clifford Darling GCVO (6 February 1922 – 27 December 2011) was the fourth Governor-General of the Bahamas from 1992 until his retirement on 2 January 1995. Prior to this, he was a Senator from 1964 to 1967, Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1967 to 1969, Minister of State in 1969, Labour and Welfare in 1971 and Labour and National Insurance from 1974 to 1977. He was Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1977 until becoming Governor-General in 1992.
Life
Darling, who was born in Acklins, originally worked as a taxi cab driver, and served as both the general secretary, and president of the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union.[1]
In 1958, he helped make a settlement of a general strike. In 1977, he was knighted.[2] He was a member of the Progressive Liberal Party.[3]
He died on 27 December 2011 in Princess Margaret Hospital after a long illness.[4][5][6]
References
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- ↑ Krystel Rolle, "Former GG, Sir Clifford dies at 89", The Nassau Guardian, 28 December 2011.
- ↑ "Sir Clifford Darling, The Bahamas 4th Governor General passes at 89", The Bahamas Weekly, 27 December 2011
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| Preceded by | Governor-General of the Bahamas 1992–1995 |
Succeeded by Sir Orville Turnquest |
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