Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke, TC, GCMG (born December 28, 1917) was the second and last Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago and the first President of Trinidad and Tobago. Clarke was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution. The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the countrys head of state and commander in chief of the countrys armed forces. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Noor Mohamed Hassanali, (b. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... The Trinity Cross (abbreviated T.C.) is the highest national award in Trinidad and Tobago. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... This page lists Governors-General of Trinidad and Tobago from 1962 when the islands gained independence as a Commonwealth realm until 1976 when a republic was proclaimed. ... The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the countrys head of state and commander in chief of the countrys armed forces. ...

Clarke attended Saint Mary's College, winning an Island Scholarship in Mathematics in 1938. Ellis Clarke attended University College London of London University 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. Saint Marys College is a Government assisted Catholic secondary school situated on Abercromby Street in the heart of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. ... This article is about scholarship (noun) and scholarship as a form of financial aid. ... Senate House, designed by Charles Holden home to the universitys central administration offices and its library The University of London, founded in 1836, is a federation of colleges which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ... Entrance to Grays Inn Grays Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in around the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England to which barristers belong and where they are called to the bar. ... Port of Spain, population 49,000 (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the countrys second largest city by population, after San Fernando. ...

He served as Solicitor-General from 1954–1956, Deputy Colonial Secretary 1956–1957, and Attorney General 1957–1962. After Independence in 1962 he served as Ambassador to the United States, Canada and Mexico, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...

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. Sir Solomon Hochoy Sir Solomon Hochoy KCMG, GCVO, OBE, TC, (b. ... A Governor-General (in Canada always, and frequently in India prior to the abolition of the last monarchy, Governor General) is most generally a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above ordinary governors [1]. The most common contemporary usage of the term is to refer to the... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A republic is a form of government maintained by a state or country whose sovereignty is based on popular consent and whose governance is based on popular representation and control. ... The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the countrys head of state and commander in chief of the countrys armed forces. ... An electoral college is a set of electors, who are empowered as a deliberative body to elect a candidate to a particular office. ... The Peoples National Movement is the ruling conservative political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) was the governing party in Trinidad and Tobago from 1986-1991. ... Noor Mohamed Hassanali, (b. ...

Ellis Clarke was invested as a Companion of St Michael and St George by Queen Elizabeth II in 1960 and was awarded a knighthood as a Knight Grand Cross of that Order in 1972. Although he ceased to use the title Sir after the country became a republic, since retirement from the presidency he has re-adopted his title and has generally been referred to as 'Former President, Sir Ellis Clarke' or Sir Ellis. On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ...

He was married to Lady Ermyntrude Clarke (1921–2002) for almost fifty years. They had three children: Peter (married to Suzanne Traboulay, a former beauty queen), Margaret-Ann (married to Gordon Fisken of Edinburgh, Scotland) and Richard (who died as a young child). Sir Ellis also has four grandsons: John Peter, Michael, Alexander and David and one granddaughter, Katrina.

Ellis Clarke was one of six experts worldwide asked to submit reports to Australia's Republic Advisory Committee in 1993 detailing his country's experience in moving from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. The Republic Advisory Committee was a committee established by the then Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating in May 1993 to examine the constitutional and legal issues that would arise were Australia to become a republic. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A republic is a form of government maintained by a state or country whose sovereignty is based on popular consent and whose governance is based on popular representation and control. ...

Clarke remains active and is still influential in dispute resolution, matters of the law (especially constitutional issues) and diplomatic conflicts. He is currently leading the country's efforts at constitutional reform and is a very favourable public figure being viewed on occassion as a 'grandfather' for the nation.

Presidents of Trinidad and Tobago
Ellis Clarke • Noor Hassanali • A. N. R. Robinson • George Maxwell Richards

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References

• Biography. Nalis, the National Library and Information Service of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.