Claude Earl Francis, (d. 19 February 1978), practised law as a solicitor and barrister-at-law in Antigua and other Leeward Islands starting around 1950. Francis had a key role in promoting the building of Barbudan houses outside the boundaries of the
Codrington village. The
Barbuda Local Government Act
The Barbuda Local Government Act (c. 44) is an Act of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda which legislated for the establishment of the Barbuda Council. The Act is enshrined under section 123 of the Constitution and can only be amended by Parl ...
is the work of Sir Claude Earl Francis.
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Career
Francis was named a Junior Minister after the
Progressive Labour Movement
The Progressive Labour Movement was a major centre-left political party in Antigua and Barbuda and, until the 2000s, was the only political party to have defeated the Antigua Labour Party in an election.
History
The party was established in 1 ...
gained the
Barbuda seat in the
1971 election. Premier
George Walter
Sir George Herbert Walter, KNH (8 September 1928 – 4 March 2008) was an Antiguan politician of the Progressive Labour Movement and Premier of Antigua and Barbuda from 14 February 1971 to 1 February 1976.
Political career
Born 1928, Walte ...
revoked his appointment as a minister in November 1975. It was thought that his votes against the government in the House of Representatives and criticism of the administration's new laws led to his removal from the cabinet. Francis was re-elected as an independent in the 1976 election, and in March of that same year, he was appointed Minister of Barbuda Affairs to the Vere Bird Cabinet.
Death
In February 1978, Claude-Earl Francis passed away unexpectedly. In September 1978, an independent candidate named
Eric Burton
Sir Eric Burton January 9, 1931 - June 11, 2021 was a Barbudan politician, who was elected as Member of Parliament for Barbuda (constituency), Barbuda in the 1980 Antiguan general election, 1980 general elections and 1984 Antiguan general elect ...
prevailed in the Barbuda by-election.
Electoral history
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References
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Members of the Barbuda Council
Members of the House of Representatives (Antigua and Barbuda)
People from Barbuda
1978 deaths