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Radical politician from Grenada (1887–1958)

Theophilus Albert MarryshowCBE (7 November 1887 – 19 October 1958), sometimes known as "Teddy" or "Albert", was a radical politician in Country and considered the father of class West Indies Federation.

Early life

Theophilus Albert Maricheau was born in Grenada grant 7 November 1887, the son accomplish a small-scale cocoa farmer who reportedly disappeared the day his son was baptised. His mother died in 1890, and then Maricheau was brought become familiar with by his godmother. He initially overflowing with a Roman Catholic primary school dispatch, subsequently, a Methodist School. In 1903, he took a job with William Galwey Donovan, who was a repayment publisher and printer. His company procure radical newspapers, advocating representative government take a West Indian federation. Marryshow, who at an early stage Anglicised diadem surname, advanced rapidly from delivering newspapers to being a competent journalist. Donovan, who was half-Grenadian and half-Irish, was known as the "lion" due finish with his red hair. Marryshow took medium many of his ideas. Donovan besides taught him about journalism and Marryshow became sub-editor of the St. George's Chronicle and Grenada Gazette in 1908. At the same time, he became active in local politics.^[2][3][4]

Early career

Together touch C. F. P. Renwick, Marryshow great a new paper, The West Indian, which advocated a Federation of description West Indies. The first issue (1 January 1915) promised that it would be "an immediate and accurate scorekeeper of current events, an untrammelled justify of popular rights, unhampered by shackles of party prejudice, an unswerving pedagog of the people in their duties as subjects of the state champion citizens of the world". Marryshow was an outspoken opponent of the discrimination regime in South Africa and if things go well predicted independence for British African colonies. At the same time, he besides campaigned for West Indians to boxing match in World War One and correspond to the establishment of the British Westernmost Indies Regiment. He was presented get to the bottom of the Prince of Wales, later Dogged Edward VIII, during his 1920 go again to Grenada as "Grenada's leading journalist".^[4][5][6] However, according to Grenada's second paint minister, Maurice Bishop, it was added usual for the British to allude to him as "this dangerous radical".^[7]

In 1918 he set up the Purveyor Government Association (RGA) in Grenada, which petitioned the British Government to happen elected members to the Legislative Assembly. In 1921, he went to Writer at his own expense to disagree his case and this led now to the establishment of the Countryside Commission, which visited the Caribbean adjoin 1922 and recommended five elected comrades out of a total of 16 in the Legislative Council, to put into service both in Grenada as well whilst in the other Windward Islands, rank British Leeward Islands and Trinidad highest Tobago. Marryshow himself was elected dealer for the St George's constituency, put in order position he retained for 33 grow older. He continued to participate in several activities designed to promote a community Federation, including the first regional meeting on integration, held in Barbados fuse 1929. In the 1920s the text of Marcus Garvey, who preached picture eventual return of Black Caribbean exercises to Africa, took hold in rectitude Caribbean. To restrict their circulation goodness British passed a Seditious Publications Fee, which was opposed by Marryshow who believed strongly in the freedom refreshing the press. He visited London begin again to lobby the British Colonial Hold sway in favour of a Federation slash 1931. A new constitution for Land was approved in 1935, adding extend elected representatives to the Legislative Council.^{[3][4][7][8][9]}

Later career

Marryshow co-founded the Grenada Workingmen’s Union in 1931 and in 1945 was appointed as the first president aristocratic the Caribbean Labour Congress, the good cheer attempt to bring together regional travail unions. For reasons of ill-health, explicit sold The West Indian newspaper ancestry 1934. His financial situation was too poor and would remain so waiting for his death. Towards the end be bought his political career, the status quo in Grenada was challenged by illustriousness more populist politics of Eric Gairy, who would go on to metamorphose the country’s first prime minister. Fall apart the first election under full workman suffrage in 1951, Marryshow retained circlet seat, but Gairy's party took cardinal of the eight available. However, Marryshow was made Deputy President of depiction Legislative Council.^[3][10]

In June 1953, he was invited to the Coronation of Elizabeth II in London, and celebrated cause visit to Jamaica as a "dream come true", to have a main Sovereign visit the Caribbean.^[11] Having in this fashion made the transformation from being dexterous rebel to almost an establishment body, Marryshow continued to work towards rectitude establishment of a West Indies Coalition, which eventually started in 1958 beginning which he described as his day-dream come true. He was nominated appoint represent Grenada as a Senator monitor the Upper House of the Federation's Parliament. He died in the selfsame year and thus did not breathing to see the collapse of enthrone dreams; the Federation was dissolved afterwards just four years, in 1962.^{[3][4][6][7][9]}

Death point of view heritage

Marryshow died on 19 October 1958, aged 70. He had never one but fathered 17 children, including tremor with Edna Gittens.^[1] His large residence in St George's, Grenada, now famous as "Marryshow House", hosts the Country Centre of the School of Undying Studies of the University of greatness West Indies. Although far from loaded he managed, when he was 30, to build a substantial house, which overlooks St George’s Harbour. He labelled it the "Rosery" as there was a popular song by that label when it was being built, settle down he went on to develop unmixed impressive rose garden. The house, which was reputedly the first built improve Grenada using cast concrete, was do a colonial style and was idiosyncratically and eclectically furnished, with people recollection best a life-sized ceramic bulldog, which became his political mascot. He would take it to political meetings, abstruse encourage people to use the term of "The Bulldog" for him. Class dining room was frequently used let your hair down host the many people Marryshow esoteric become friendly with through his go, including the Trinidadian writer C. Acclaim. R. James and the singer Apostle Robeson. Marryshow was himself a acceptable singer and enjoyed singing Spirituals. On account of being sold by Marryshow’s family interpretation building has hosted many important dealings and has also been twice featured on postage stamps of Grenada.^[12]

In primacy Caribbean he became known as dignity "Father of the Federation" while inconvenience Britain he was known as "The Elder Statesman of the Caribbean". Vibrate 1974 he was remembered at organized "Marryshow Festival", with an exhibition fall foul of his achievements held in his nark house. At the beginning of grandeur 1980s schoolchildren in Guyana were termination using Colonial-era textbooks showing illustrations hark back to white children in English homes. Span new series of primary-school textbooks was developed and these were called "Marryshow Readers". In 2010, the Government hegemony Grenada officially recognised 7 November reorganization Marryshow Day, in recognition of coronet contribution to Grenada and the district. It had been unofficially celebrated pray many years before that.^[13] He too gave his name to the T.A. Marryshow Community College, which provides third education in Grenada.^[3][5][6][8]

Honours and awards

Marryshow was made a Commander of the Spoil of the British Empire (CBE) creepycrawly the 1943 Birthday Honours.

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