Clifford Husbands

Sir Clifford Straughn Husbands GCMG KStJ KA QC (5 August 1926 – 11 October 2017) was a Barbadian judge who served as the sixth Governor-General of Barbados. He held this office from 1996, when he was appointed after the death of Nita Barrow, until he retired on 31 October 2011. He was the longest-serving Barbadian Governor-General.

Clifford Husbands
GCMG KStJ KA QC
6th Governor-General of Barbados
In office
1 June 1996  31 October 2011
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterOwen Arthur
David Thompson
Freundel Stuart
Preceded byNita Barrow
Succeeded byElliott Belgrave
Personal details
Born(1926-08-05)5 August 1926
Morgan Lewis Plantation, Saint Andrew, Colony of Barbados
Died11 October 2017(2017-10-11) (aged 91)
Mount Standfast, Saint James, Barbados
SpouseRuby Parris (d. 2009)

Husbands died suddenly of a heart attack on 11 October 2017 at the age of 91. He was predeceased by his wife, Lady Ruby Husbands (née Parris), who died on 7 July 2009.

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