Hugh Springer
Sir Hugh Worrell Springer GCMG CBE (22 June 1913 – 14 April 1994) was the organiser and first general secretary of the Barbados Workers' Union, and Barbados' fourth governor-general. He was a lawyer, politician and public servant. By an act of Parliament in 1998, Springer was named as one of the eleven National Heroes of Barbados.
His Excellency The Most Excellent Sir Hugh Springer GCMG CBE | |
|---|---|
| 4th Governor-General of Barbados | |
| In office 24 February 1984 – 6 June 1990 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Bernard St. John Errol Barrow Lloyd Erskine Sandiford |
| Preceded by | Deighton Lisle Ward |
| Succeeded by | Nita Barrow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1913 Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Died | 14 April 1994 (aged 80) Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Spouse | Dorothy Gittens |
| Alma mater | Harrison College Hertford College, Oxford |
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