Sir Ellis Clarke
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Sir Ellis Clarke was a Trinidadian lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who became the first President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago after serving as its last Governor-General.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of Trinidad and Tobago
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
NERFINISHED
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Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| child |
Margaret-Ann Clarke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Trinidad and Tobago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-12-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Port of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of London ⓘ |
| endTime | 1987-03-19 ⓘ |
| endTime (Governor-General) | 1976-12-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| givenName | Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| memberOf | Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTermAsGovernorGeneral | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | contribution to drafting the Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| office |
Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| orderInOffice |
1st President of Trinidad and Tobago
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2nd and last Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Port of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Port of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States
NERFINISHED
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Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ President of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sir Solomon Hochoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Ermyntrude Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1976-12-01 ⓘ |
| startTime (Governor-General) | 1972-09-15 ⓘ |
| successor | Noor Hassanali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Faculty of Laws, University College London