Novelle Richards
Antiguan politician
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Novelle Hamilton Richards (24 November 1917 – 1986)[1] was an Antigua Labour Party politician.
Novelle Richards | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council of Antigua | |
| In office 20 December 1951 – 29 October 1960 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | George Sheppard |
| Constituency | St. John's Rural South |
| Member of the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation | |
| In office 25 March 1958 – 31 May 1962 Served with Bradley Carrott | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Antigua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1917 |
| Died | 1986 |
| Party | Antigua Labour Party |
| Other political affiliations | West Indies Federal Labour Party |
| Relations | Gaston Browne (grandson) |
Richards worked as the editor of the The Workers' Voice newspaper from 1951 to 1958.[2] He was elected as representative for St. John's Rural South in the 1951 general election and served until 1960.[3] Richards was also a member of the Federal Parliament of the West Indies, being one of two representatives for the province of Antigua along with Bradley Carrott.[4] He was also a cabinet minister in the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962.[2] He was appointed as the President of Antigua Senate in 1967.[2] He was then West Indies Association's commissioner to Canada from 1967 to 1972.[2] Since 1972 he was director of Antigua department of tourism and trade in Canada, up until 1979 or later.[2]
Richards was the lyrical composer of "Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee" and has a secondary school named after him in Tomlinson. He is the grandfather of prime minister Gaston Browne.[5]
