Clarence Eldridge James,

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(August 27, 1931 – April 16, 2016) was a Bermudian

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and politician. He was a member of the

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, representing the Pembroke West Central constituency for the former the

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(UBP), for 21 years from 1968 to 1989. He served as the head of several government ministries, including Minister of Transport, Minister of Finance (becoming the first

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to lead the Ministry of Finance), and Minister of Health. He then served as Deputy Premier of Bermuda from 1983 to 1989, during the government of

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. James was born in Bermuda in August 1931. He married his wife, Shirley, with whom he had three children: Joanne, Robert, and Charles.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Clarence 1931 births 2016 deaths Deputy Premiers of Bermuda Ministers of Transport of Bermuda Finance Ministers of Bermuda Ministers of Health of Bermuda Bermudian surgeons Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People from Pembroke Parish