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'''James Cameron Tudor''' is a founding member of the [[Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)|Democratic Labour Party]] in [[Barbados]],
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served on the first Provisional General Council and as the first General Secretary.<ref name=DLP>{{cite web|title=The Party|url=http://www.dlpbarbadoscanada.com/the-party.html|work=Official Web Site|publisher=[[Democratic Labour Party (Barbados){{!}}Democratic Labour Party ]]|accessdate=3 December 2011}}</ref>
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| honorific-suffix = [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]]
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| office1= Deputy Premier of Barbados
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| term_end1 = November 30 1966
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| successor1 = ''Office Abolished''
| office2= 1st [[List of deputy prime ministers of Barbados|Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados]]
| term_start2 = 30 November 1966
| term_end2 = 9 September 1971
| primeminister2 = [[Errol Barrow]]
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| successor2 =[[Cuthbert Edwy Talma]]
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| death_place = [[Bridgetown, Barbados]]
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'''Sir James Cameron Tudor''', [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] (18 October 1919 – 9 July 1995<ref name="Tudor">{{cite web |url= http://rulers.org/indext2.html |title=Index Tj-Tz |work=rulers.org |access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref>) was a [[Barbados|Barbadian]] politician and diplomat, who was a founding member of the country's [[Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)|Democratic Labour Party]] in 1955. He served on the first Provisional General Council and as the first General Secretary.<ref name=DLP>{{cite web|title=The Party |url=http://www.dlpbarbadoscanada.com/the-party.html |website=[[Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)|Democratic Labour Party]] |access-date=3 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204033621/http://www.dlpbarbadoscanada.com/the-party.html |archive-date= 4 February 2012 }}</ref> He served as the first [[List of deputy prime ministers of Barbados|Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados]] (and previously the only deputy premier of colonial-era Barbados), education minister, high commissioner to Britain, and [[United Nations]] ambassador, and was elected to both houses of the national legislature.<ref name=WP /> He also worked as a broadcaster, lecturer and journalist.{{cn|date=October 2016}}
He served as Deputy [[Prime Minister]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Foreign Service Journal|year=1972|publisher=[[American Foreign Service Association]]}}</ref> twice served as [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business (Barbados)|Foreign Minister of Barbados]],{{cn|date=December 2011}} as Barbados' [[Diplomatic mission|High Commisioner]] to [[Britain]] and as permanent representative to the [[United Nations]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Sir James Cameron Tudor|accessdate=3 December 2011|newspaper=[[Toledo Blade]]|date=11 July 1995}}</ref>


Tudor was made a [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in the [[1970 New Year Honours]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=45005 |date=30 December 1969 |page=51 |supp=y}}</ref> and was promoted to a Knight Commander of the Order in the [[1987 New Year Honours|1987 list]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=50767 |date=30 December 1986 |page=39 |supp=y |nolink=yes}}</ref>
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Born in [[St. Michael, Barbados]] in 1919, Tudor was educated at [[Harrison College (Barbados)|Harrison College]], Barbados, and at [[Keble College, Oxford]], where in 1942 he became the first Black person elected president of the [[Oxford Union]].<ref name=Roberts>Pamela Roberts, [https://books.google.com/books?id=KrvABQAAQBAJ&dq=%22James+cameron+tudor%22+oxford&pg=PT159 ''Black Oxford: The Untold Stories of Oxford University's Black Scholars''], Oxford: Signal Books, 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/news/sir-philip-dowson-at-univ/|title=Sir Philip Dowson at Univ|access-date=September 29, 2021|date=September 10, 2021}}</ref> After receiving a master's degree in history and politics in 1944,<ref name=WP /> he returned to Barbados and taught at [[Combermere School]] (1946–48) and in [[British Guiana]] at Queens School (1948–51).{{cn|date=October 2016}}

He was elected to the Barbados House of Assembly in 1951. He was a founding member in 1955 of the [[Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)|Democratic Labour Party]],<ref name=Roberts /> which assumed power in 1961 and led the former British colony to independence in 1966.<ref name=WP />

He served as Deputy [[Prime Minister]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Foreign Service Journal |year=1972 |publisher=[[American Foreign Service Association]]}}</ref> twice served as [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business (Barbados)|Foreign Minister of Barbados]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://rulers.org/fm1.html |title=Foreign ministers A–D |work=rulers.org |access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> (1971–72, 1986–1989),<ref name="Tudor"/> [[Education Minister]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Almanac of Current World Leaders, Vols 10-11 |year=1967 |publisher=International Academy at Santa Barbara |page=13}}</ref> (1961–67),<ref name="Tudor"/> as Barbados' [[High Commission of Barbados, London|High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]]<ref name="Obit">{{cite news |title=Obituary: Sir James Cameron Tudor |newspaper=[[Toledo Blade]] |date=11 July 1995}}</ref> (1972–75), and High Commissioner to Canada (1990–1992),<ref name="Tudor"/> and was the [[Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations|Permanent Representative to the United Nations]]<ref name="Obit"/> (1976–1979).<ref name="Tudor"/>

He died in hospital in [[Bridgetown]], Barbados, aged 75, following a heart attack.<ref name=WP>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/07/12/deaths/b9a98d2f-fa39-4c5c-b54e-446b3b84c7be/ "Sir James C. Tudor"], ''Washington Post'', 12 July 1995.</ref>

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Latest revision as of 21:06, 15 May 2024

Sir James Cameron Tudor
KCMG
Deputy Premier of Barbados
In office
1965 – November 30 1966
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byOffice Abolished
1st Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados
In office
30 November 1966 – 9 September 1971
Prime MinisterErrol Barrow
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byCuthbert Edwy Talma
Personal details
Born(1919-10-18)18 October 1919
St. Michael, Barbados
Died9 June 1995(1995-06-09) (aged 75)
Bridgetown, Barbados
OccupationPolitician

Sir James Cameron Tudor, KCMG (18 October 1919 – 9 July 1995[1]) was a Barbadian politician and diplomat, who was a founding member of the country's Democratic Labour Party in 1955. He served on the first Provisional General Council and as the first General Secretary.[2] He served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados (and previously the only deputy premier of colonial-era Barbados), education minister, high commissioner to Britain, and United Nations ambassador, and was elected to both houses of the national legislature.[3] He also worked as a broadcaster, lecturer and journalist.[citation needed]

Tudor was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1970 New Year Honours,[4] and was promoted to a Knight Commander of the Order in the 1987 list.[5]

Background

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Born in St. Michael, Barbados in 1919, Tudor was educated at Harrison College, Barbados, and at Keble College, Oxford, where in 1942 he became the first Black person elected president of the Oxford Union.[6][7] After receiving a master's degree in history and politics in 1944,[3] he returned to Barbados and taught at Combermere School (1946–48) and in British Guiana at Queens School (1948–51).[citation needed]

He was elected to the Barbados House of Assembly in 1951. He was a founding member in 1955 of the Democratic Labour Party,[6] which assumed power in 1961 and led the former British colony to independence in 1966.[3]

He served as Deputy Prime Minister,[8] twice served as Foreign Minister of Barbados[9] (1971–72, 1986–1989),[1] Education Minister[10] (1961–67),[1] as Barbados' High Commissioner to the United Kingdom[11] (1972–75), and High Commissioner to Canada (1990–1992),[1] and was the Permanent Representative to the United Nations[11] (1976–1979).[1]

He died in hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados, aged 75, following a heart attack.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Index Tj-Tz". rulers.org. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ^ "The Party". Democratic Labour Party. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "Sir James C. Tudor", Washington Post, 12 July 1995.
  4. ^ "No. 45005". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1969. p. 51.
  5. ^ "No. 50767". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1986. p. 39.
  6. ^ a b Pamela Roberts, Black Oxford: The Untold Stories of Oxford University's Black Scholars, Oxford: Signal Books, 2013.
  7. ^ "Sir Philip Dowson at Univ". September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Foreign Service Journal. American Foreign Service Association. 1972.
  9. ^ "Foreign ministers A–D". rulers.org. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  10. ^ Almanac of Current World Leaders, Vols 10-11. International Academy at Santa Barbara. 1967. p. 13.
  11. ^ a b "Obituary: Sir James Cameron Tudor". Toledo Blade. 11 July 1995.


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