Ellis Clarke
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His Excellency Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke TC GCMG KStJ |
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| 1st President of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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In office 1 August 1976 – 13 March 1987 |
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| Prime Minister | Eric Williams George Chambers A.N.R. Robinson |
| Preceded by |
Elizabeth II as Queen of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Succeeded by | Noor Hassanali |
| Governor General of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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In office 15 September 1972 – 1 August 1976 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Eric Williams |
| Preceded by | Solomon Hochoy |
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| Born |
28 December 1917 Belmont, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Died | 30 December 2010 (aged 93) Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Nationality | Trinidadian |
| Spouse(s) | Ermyntrude Hagley |
| Alma mater | University College London – University of London |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke, TC, GCMG (28 December 1917 – 30 December 2010) was the second and last Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago and the first President of Trinidad and Tobago. He was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution.
Clarke attended Saint Mary's College, winning an Island Scholarship in Mathematics in 1938. Ellis Clarke attended University College London of the University of London, where he received a Bachelor of Law degree and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn. He returned to Port of Spain in 1941, taking up private practice there.
He served as Solicitor-General from 1954 to 1956, Deputy Colonial Secretary 1956–57, and Attorney General 1957–62. After Independence in 1962 he served as Ambassador to the United States, Canada and Mexico, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
In 1972 he succeeded Sir Solomon Hochoy as Governor General. When Trinidad and Tobago became a Republic in 1976, Clarke was unanimously elected the country's first President by the presidential electoral college, which comprised the elected members of both Houses of Parliament. He was re-elected by the PNM-controlled electoral college and completed his second term in 1987. Disagreements with the new National Alliance for Reconstruction government resulted in Clarke's decision not to seek a third term. He was succeeded by Noor Hassanali.
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