Clifford Darling
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Sir Clifford Darling GCMG |
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| 4th Governor General of the Bahamas | |
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In office 2 January 1992 – 2 January 1995 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Milton Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Sir Orville Turnquest |
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| Born |
6 February 1922 Acklins, Bahamas |
| Died | 27 December 2011 (aged 89) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Ingrid Darling |
| Children | Clifford Jr, Andrea Darling-Thompson, Sharlene Hanna, Theresa McPhee, Rushena Darling, Lakriesha Darling and Charles Darling |
Sir Clifford Darling GCVO (6 February 1922 – 27 December 2011) was the fourth Governor-General of the Bahamas from 1992 until his retirement on 2 January 1995.
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.
In 1958, he helped make a settlement of a general strike.
He served as a Senator from 1964 to 1967, Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1967 to 1969, Minister of State in 1969, Minister of Labour and Welfare in 1971 and Minister of Labour and National Insurance from 1974 to 1977. He was Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1977 until becoming Governor-General in 1992.
In 1977, he was knighted. He was a member of the Progressive Liberal Party.
He died on 27 December 2011 in Princess Margaret Hospital after a long illness.
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