Denfield Hurst
Denfield Wilberforce Hurst | |
|---|---|
| 1st Speaker of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda | |
| In office 27 February 1967 – 5 December 1970 | |
| Succeeded by | Cecil E. Hewlett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1910 |
| Political party | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party |
Denfield Wilberforce Hurst[1] was an Antiguan and Barbudan politician and speaker of the House of Representatives.
Hurst was born in 1910.[2] He was a qualified accountant, and worked as a clerk in the civil service.[2]
Hurst was a member of Antigua Labour Party.[3] He was elected to the Legislative Council of Antigua in 1951. He represented the constituency of St.George (and later St. John's Rural North) from 1951 to 1971, and later St. John's Rural North from 1971 to 1976.[4] He was first speaker of the Legislative Council from 1963 to 27 February 1967, and then continued as the speaker of the House of Representatives until December 1970.
In 1976, Hurst was appointed as the head of Social Security.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "West Indies Year Book". Caribook Limited. 1974.
- ^ a b "Personalities Caribbean". Personalities Limited. 1973.
- ^ "History Of Political Parties And Elections In Antigua Barbuda". www.anbanet.com.
- ^ "Caribbean Elections Biography | Denfield Hurst". www.caribbeanelections.com.
- ^ "Social Security on the brink of disaster (Part IV)". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 17 April 2020.
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