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    Eric Williams

    First Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

    For other people named Eric Williams, see Eric Williams (disambiguation).

    Eric Eustace WilliamsTCCH (25 September – 29 March ) was a Trinidad and Tobago politician.[1] He has been described as the "Father of the Nation",[2][3][4][5][6] having led the then-British Colony of Trinidad and Tobago to majority rule on 28 October , to independence on 31 August , and republic status on 1 August , leading an unbroken string of general elections victories with his political party, the People's National Movement, until his death in He was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and also a Caribbean historian, most noted for his book entitled Capitalism and Slavery.[7]

    Early life

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    Williams was born on 25 September in His father Thomas Henry Williams was a minor civil servant and devout Roman Catholic, and his mother Eliza Frances Boissiere (13

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    Celebrating Eric Williams

    Eric Williams was born on September 25, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to Thomas Henry Williams and Eliza Frances Boissiere. He was the eldest of twelve children. Pictured above: Henry Williams, Eliza Frances Boissiere Williams and their children. Eric Williams stands third from the left.

    Oxford University Doctorate

    Oxford University Cricket Team, Eric Williams seated at left

    Oxford University doctoral thesis, The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery

      As a young student, Williams attended high school at Queen's Royal College in Trinidad. In , on his third and final try, he received the prestigious Island Scholarship to Oxford University in the United Kingdom. While there, he played on the cricket team.

      “[My father’s] wish was that I should study medicine or law, preferably the former. He wanted me to have 'independence,' as he put it. From a very early a

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      Dr. Eric Eustace Williams (b. 25 September d. 29 March ) led Trinidad and Tobago to independence and became the first Prime Minister of the country in He remained in this position until his death in As head of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago since however, ms was not only influential in early developments of the country but also in the wider Caribbean region. He made foundational contributions in efforts towards Caribbean integration, namely the West Indian Federation, Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA), and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Even more significantly, Dr. Williams is perhaps best remembered globally for his scholarly contributions as an Oxford-trained Caribbean historian. He studied at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford where he completed a B.A. in and later a DPhil in History in His most influential work, Capitalism and Slavery, first published in , stemmed from his DPhil Thesis, entitled 'The Economic Aspects of the Abolition of the Slave Trade.' The