Clifford Darling
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| 5th Governor-General of the Bahamas | |
| In office 2 January 1992 – 2 January 1995 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Milton Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Sir Orville Turnquest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1922 Bahamas |
| Died | 27 December 2011 (aged 89) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Spouse | Lady Ingrid Darling |
| Children | Clifford Jr, Andrea Darling-Thompson, Sharlene Hanna, Theresa McPhee, Rushena Darling, Lakriesha Darling and Charles Darling |
Sir Clifford Darling governor-general of the Bahamas from 2 January 1992 until his retirement on 2 January 1995, where he was succeeded by Sir Orville Turnquest.
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.[4]
In 1958, he helped make a settlement of a general strike.
He served as a Senator from 1964 to 1967, Deputy Speaker of the
Speaker of the House of Assembly
from 1977 until becoming Governor-General in 1992, retiring in 1995.
In 1977, he was knighted.[5] He was a member of the Progressive Liberal Party.[6]
He died on 27 December 2011 in Princess Margaret Hospital after a long illness.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Bahamas Handbook and Businessman's Annual". 1992.
- ^ Sir Clifford Darling, The Bahamas 4th Governor General passes at 89
- ^ His Excellency Sir Clifford Darling, Government Biography
- ^ "Archive on Clifford Darling". Department of Archives, The Bahamas Government. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08.
- ^ "Remembering Sir Clifford Darling". Nassau Tribune. November 13, 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Fourth Bahamian-Born Governor General Sir Clifford Darling Passes at 89". Bahamas Press. December 27, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012.
- ^ 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
- ^ Nixon, Celeste (January 6, 2012). "BAHAMIAN HERO LAID TO REST". The Bahamas Tribune. Retrieved 9 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
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