Clifford Husbands
Sir Clifford Husbands | |
|---|---|
| 6th Governor-General of Barbados | |
| In office 1 June 1996 – 31 October 2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Owen Arthur David Thompson Freundel Stuart |
| Preceded by | Nita Barrow |
| Succeeded by | Elliott Belgrave |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1926 Morgan Lewis Plantation, Saint Andrew, Colony of Barbados |
| Died | 11 October 2017 (aged 91) Mount Standfast, Saint James, Barbados |
| Spouse | Ruby Parris (d. 2009) |
Sir Clifford Straughn Husbands GCMG KStJ KA QC (5 August 1926 – 11 October 2017) was a Barbadian judge who served as the sixth Governor-General of Barbados. He held this office from 1996, when he was appointed after the death of Nita Barrow, until he retired on 31 October 2011. He was the longest-serving Barbadian Governor-General.
Husbands died suddenly of a heart attack on 11 October 2017 at the age of 91. He was predeceased by his wife, Lady Ruby Husbands (née Parris), who died on 7 July 2009.