Clarence Seignoret
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Sir Clarence Henry Augustus Seignoret, GCB
, COL, KtM, OSJ, OBE
(25 February 1919 Roseau
– 5 May 2002) was the third President of Dominica.
Seignoret was educated at the Dominica Grammar School
and at college in Saint Lucia before serving as civil servant in Dominica from 1936. From 1958 to 1960 he had international public service course in Oxford University. In his career in public service he also acted as first Secretary to the Cabinet and substitute to the President.
In 1983 House of Assembly of Dominica
elected him as President of Dominica and he was sworn in October 1983, re-elected in 1988 and stepped down after two full five-year terms in 1993.
In 1966 Queen Elizabeth II awarded him the Order of the British Empire
and in 1985 he was knighted
. He was also Knight of Malta since 1992.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, COL, KtM, OSJ, OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(25 February 1919 Roseau
Roseau
-Architecture:The central district of Roseau is tightly packed with small and large houses and even larger modern concrete structures. There is little green or open space situated within the city, and this is even more so today, as many of the courtyards which was once commonplace within the city...
– 5 May 2002) was the third President of Dominica.
Seignoret was educated at the Dominica Grammar School
Dominica Grammar School
The Dominica Grammar School is a public co-education secondary school in Roseau, Dominica, established in 1893. Contrary to its name the school no longer functions as a 'grammar school' as it has expanded its curriculum beyond its historical scope.-History:...
and at college in Saint Lucia before serving as civil servant in Dominica from 1936. From 1958 to 1960 he had international public service course in Oxford University. In his career in public service he also acted as first Secretary to the Cabinet and substitute to the President.
In 1983 House of Assembly of Dominica
House of Assembly of Dominica
The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twenty-one Representatives, nine Senators, and an...
elected him as President of Dominica and he was sworn in October 1983, re-elected in 1988 and stepped down after two full five-year terms in 1993.
In 1966 Queen Elizabeth II awarded him the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
and in 1985 he was knighted
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
. He was also Knight of Malta since 1992.