Weston Parris
Weston Parris | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Governor-General for Nevis | |
| In office 19 September 1983 – 5 June 1992 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Sir Clement Arrindell |
| Premier | Simeon Daniel Vance Amory |
| Succeeded by | Eustace John[1] (assumed office in 1994) |
Weston Owen Parris MBE (died June 1992, aged 64) was a Nevisian public servant who served as the first Deputy Governor-General for Nevis from his appointment in 1983 until his death.
Deputy Governor-General for Nevis
At the independence ceremony for Saint Kitts and Nevis becoming independent from the United Kingdom on 19 September 1983, Parris was officially appointed as the first Deputy Governor-General for Nevis.[2][3] He subsequently gave the inaugural throne speech for the new Nevis Island Assembly in October 1983.[2] Parris was formerly a schoolmaster.[4]
Death
On 5 June 1992, Parris was found dead by fishermen in the waters of Gallows Bay, Nevis. He was aged 64.[5]
Awards
- Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)[6]
References
- ^ "Eustace John, former deputy governor-general, dies at 78". Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ a b "New Assembly". The Orlando Sentinel. 5 October 1983. Retrieved 28 February 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Official Gazette". Saint Christopher and Nevis Official Gazette. 13 December 1984. Retrieved 28 February 2026 – via Digital Library of the Caribbean.
- ^ "Nevis offers West Indian island paradise". The Herald Times. United Press International. 24 January 1985. Retrieved 28 February 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Body of Nevis – St Kitts Governor found offshore". The Miami Herald. 6 June 1992. Retrieved 28 February 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ St. Kitts & Nevis list: "No. 49981". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1984. p. 1.