Clifford Husbands

His Excellency Sir
Clifford Husbands
GCMG KStJ KA QC
His Excellency Sir Clifford Husbands GCMG KStJ KA QC
6th Governor-General of Barbados
	In office; 1 June 1996 – 31 October 2011
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Owen Arthur; David Thompson; Freundel Stuart
Preceded by	Nita Barrow
Succeeded by	Elliott Belgrave
Personal details
Born	5 August 1926; Morgan Lewis Plantation, Saint Andrew, Colony of Barbados
Died	11 October 2017 (aged 91); Mount Standfast, Saint James, Barbados
Spouse	Ruby Parris (d. 2009)

Sir Clifford Straughn Husbands GCMG^[1] KStJ^[2] KA QC (5 August 1926^[3] – 11 October 2017) was a Barbadian judge who served as the sixth Governor-General of Barbados. He held this office from 1996, when he was appointed after the death of Nita Barrow, until he retired on 31 October 2011.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] He was the longest-serving Barbadian Governor-General.^[8]

Husbands died suddenly of a heart attack on 11 October 2017 at the age of 91.^[9]^[10] He was predeceased by his wife, Lady Ruby Husbands (née Parris), who died on 7 July 2009.^[11]

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^ "No. 54419". The London Gazette. 7 June 1996. p. 1.
^ "No. 57263". The London Gazette. 19 April 2004. p. 1.
^ Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders
^ Sir Clifford resigns Archived 2011-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Barbados Nation Online, 30 October 2011
^ Governor General retiring Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Barbados Advocate Online, 30 October 2011
^ GG retires Archived 2012-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, BarbadosToday.bb, 30 October 2011; accessed 28 March 2016.
^ GG’s last day Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Barbados Nation Online, 31 October 2011
^ "Former Governor General Sir Clifford Husband dies". www.nationnews.com. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
^ "Former Governor General Sir Clifford Husbands dies". Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
^ Former Barbados Governor-General Sir Clifford Husbands is dead
^ Blackman, Theresa (7 July 2009). "Official Funeral For Lady Husbands". Barbados Government Information Service. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2009.

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Preceded by Denys Williams	Governor-General of Barbados 1996–2011	Succeeded by Elliott Belgrave

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[1] "No. 54419". The London Gazette. 7 June 1996. p. 1.

[2] "No. 57263". The London Gazette. 19 April 2004. p. 1.

[Birth-3] Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders

[4] Sir Clifford resigns Archived 2011-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Barbados Nation Online, 30 October 2011

[5] Governor General retiring Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Barbados Advocate Online, 30 October 2011

[6] GG retires Archived 2012-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, BarbadosToday.bb, 30 October 2011; accessed 28 March 2016.

[7] GG’s last day Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Barbados Nation Online, 31 October 2011

[8] "Former Governor General Sir Clifford Husband dies". www.nationnews.com. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[9] "Former Governor General Sir Clifford Husbands dies". Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[10] Former Barbados Governor-General Sir Clifford Husbands is dead

[brdgov-11] Blackman, Theresa (7 July 2009). "Official Funeral For Lady Husbands". Barbados Government Information Service. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2009.

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v t e Governors-general of Barbados
His/Her Excellency
Barbados (1966–2021)	J. Stow A. Scott W. Douglas^* D. Ward W. Douglas^* H. Springer N.Barrow D. Willaims^* C. Husbands E. Belgrave^* S. Mason^* E. Belgrave P. Greaves^* S. Mason
Related	Government House Monarchy of Barbados
^* Served as acting governor-general of Barbados

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