British Virgin Islands Politicians - Terrance B. Lettsome, Dancia Penn, John Cornell Chads, Corneterrance B. Lettsome, Dancia Penn, John Cornell Chads, Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright Lius Hendricksen Kortright (Paperback)

Chapters: Terrance B. Lettsome, Dancia Penn, John Cornell Chads, Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, Richard Hetherington, Fredrick Augustus Pickering, List of Presidents of the British Virgin Islands. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Terrance B. Lettsome (March 11, 1935 - January 12, 2007) was a politician for whom the main airport in the British Virgin Islands is named. Born Terrance Buckley Lettsome in Long Look to Francis Henry and Frances Lettsome, he was one of the Territory's longest-serving legislators and the ninth of 11 children. He married the former Claudia Frett, a retired school principal, and was the father of four children, Bertrand Lettsome, Baines Bradley Lettsome (deceased), Brenda Lettsome-Tye, and Constance Scatliffe. His son Bertrand is the BVI Government's Chief Conservation and Fisheries Officer. Lettsome received his early education at Long Look Infant School and East End Methodist School. Lettsome became a Methodist preacher in 1956. He also worked as a fisherman, farmer, photographer, contractor and entrepreneur, both locally and overseas. Lettsome first was elected to the Legislative Council on Nov. 4, 1963; during that term he, along with Lavity Stoutt and Ivan Dawson, formed the United Party. On April 14, 1967, he was re-elected to the Legislature under the ministerial system and appointed as the first Minister of Communications, Works and Utilities. He was one of the few legislators who served consecutive terms since the inception of the ministerial system. He retired in 1999 after 36 years of uninterrupted service to the 7th District. Major changes that took place during his tenure include the building of multipurpose community centres; the establishment of police stations on all major islands; the provision of elec...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=890949