Eric Williams

Historian, Politician

1911 – 1981

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Who was Eric Williams?

Eric Eustace Williams served as the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He served as prime minister from 1962 until his death in 1981. He was also a noted Caribbean historian, and is widely regarded as "The Father of The Nation."

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Born
Sep 25, 1911
Port of Spain
Also known as
  • Eric Eustace Williams
  • Eric E. Williams
Children
Religion
  • Anglicanism
Ethnicity
  • Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Nationality
  • Trinidad and Tobago
Profession
Education
  • St Catherine's College, Oxford
    (1932 - 1938)
  • Queen's Royal College
  • University of Oxford
Lived in
  • Trinidad and Tobago
Died
Mar 29, 1981
Port of Spain

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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