Inspirational Pioneers of Antigua & Barbuda, 2016
Silston Library Restoration Committee
The third edition of "Inspirational Pioneers of Antigua and Barbuda", highlighting individuals whose lives imbue a fresh wind of patriotism that has been buried in the new multicultural Antigua & Barbuda that we must live in.
These heroes, though considered to be "unsung", have accomplished many notable achievements that potentially motivate the next generation and contribute significantly to their economic, moral and financial development.
Joesph Elton Williams
Silston Library Restoration Committee
Dates
- Creation: 2016
Full Extent
From the Collection: 200 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
JANUARY: John William Jeffrey
First black man to purchase an estate (Hawkes Bill), which is still in possession of his descendants to this day.
FEBRUARY: James Albert Pigott
Public servant, entrepreneur.
MARCH: Rev. James Arthur Harley
First black student to attain the Diploma in Anthropology at the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, 1909; scholar; priest; politician.
APRIL: Mary Elizabeth Pigott
Teacher and educator.
MAY: Hubert Eustace Llewellyn Michael
Entrepreneur; mediator.
JUNE: Ina & Effield Wehner
Labour leaders; caterers.
JULY: Pearl Alberta Wood Knight
Rice pudding vendor.
AUGUST: George Beresford Wyre
US Air Force Translator; polyglot; cricketer; public servant.
SEPTEMBER: James Stanley Horatio Carrott
Educator; civil servant
OCTOBER: Whitfield Manchester Harris, Sr.
Educator; scholar; mentor.
NOVEMBER: Rupert Scotland
Cricketer.
DECEMBER: Clayton D. Isaac
Librarian; farmer.
Repository Details
Part of the The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies Repository
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
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