George Cecil Rawle Moe
CHB (12 March 1932 – 16 August 2004) was a
Barbadian judge and politician.
Early life
He was born in Barbados to Cecil and Odessa (née Marshall) Moe and educated at
Harrison College,
Oxford University
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and
Columbia University
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, New York, where he was awarded
L.L.M. He studied law and was
called to the bar at the
Middle Temple
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in London.
Career
Moe began his legal career in his native Barbados, where his positions including Magistrate, Acting Assistant Legal Draughtsman, and
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and Senior Crown Counsel in the
Attorney General's Chambers.
In the early 1970s he served as
Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations
The Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations is in charge of the Barbados's diplomatic mission to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, United States of America. The current office holder is Keith Hamilton Lewellyn Mar ...
. He then went on to serve as Attorney General, Minister of Legal Affairs, and
Minister of External Affairs under
Errol Barrow
Errol Walton Barrow (21 January 1920 – 1 June 1987) was a Barbadian statesman and the first prime minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy, he became a WWII aviator, combat ve ...
from 1971 to 1976.
His career then took him out of his native country to
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
, where he served as
Chief Justice from 1982 to 1985.
He was the second Barbadian to hold that post, after
Erskine Ward from 1955 to 1957. Following that, he joined the Court of Appeal of the
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
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on 1 September 1985, where he sat until his retirement on 31 October 1991.
Personal life
He married Olga Louise Atkinson and with her had two sons and a daughter. He was named a
Companion of Honour of Barbados in 1992.
He died in
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown
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The hospital can perform most ...
at the age of 72 after a lengthy illness, and was given a
state funeral at the
Christ Church Parish Church
The current Christ Church Parish Church located in Church Hill, Barbados, Church Hill, Christ Church, Barbados, Christ Church, Barbados was built in 1935 and is the fifth Church of England parish church, parish church on the site. At various times ...
.
He was survived by his wife Olga and his children Stephen and Lucille.
References
External links
George Mo: A life in politics & the law an audio documentary available from the
Internet Archive
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1932 births
2004 deaths
Alumni of the University of Oxford
Members of the Middle Temple
Attorneys-General of Barbados
Chief justices of Belize
Columbia Law School alumni
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court justices
People educated at Harrison College (Barbados)
Permanent Representatives of Barbados to the United Nations
Barbadian judges
Barbadian judges on the courts of Belize
Barbadian judges of international courts and tribunals