Hamilton Lavity Stoutt
Hamilton Lavity Stoutt (7 March 1929 – 14 May 1995) was a British Virgin Islander politician and the first and longest serving Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands. He won five general elections (1967, 1979, 1986, 1991 and 1995) and serving three non-consecutive terms of office from 1967 to 1971, again from 1979 to 1983 and again from 1986 until his death in 1995.
The Honourable H. Lavity Stoutt | |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands | |
| In office 14 April 1967 – 2 June 1971 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Ian Thomson |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Willard Wheatley |
| In office 12 November 1979 – 11 November 1983 | |
| Governor | James Alfred Davidson, David Robert Barwick |
| Preceded by | Willard Wheatley |
| Succeeded by | Cyril Romney |
| In office 17 November 1986 – 14 May 1995 | |
| Governor | Mark Herdman, Peter Penfold |
| Preceded by | Cyril Romney |
| Succeeded by | Ralph T. O'Neal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1929 Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
| Died | 14 May 1995 (aged 66) Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
| Political party | United Party Virgin Islands Party |
| Spouse |
Hilda E. Stoutt (m. 1956) |
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