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NATIONAL HEROESPART 1
THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMSClick on the name or the picture to learn more about our hero.
THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMSGENERAL INFORMATION
• Born 28 April 1898• The first Premier of Barbados• The only Prime Minister of the
West Indies Federation. This union of several Caribbean countries did not last long. It no longer exist.• A highly respected lawyer
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THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMSFACTS:
• F
ounding a political party
• His home was Tyrol Cot
• He is commemorated on
the $100 bank note of Ba
rbados End show
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THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMSFACTS:
• The only airport in Barbados i
s named after him
• His son was a Prime Minister
of Barbados
• There is a statue of him in Ba
y Street
• There is a school named after
him
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THE BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY- B. L. P.
• The Barbados Labour Party was first
called the Barbados Progressive
League.
• It was started by Grantley Adams
in 1938.
• Adams and his party also
demanded more rights for the poor
and for the people. Progress toward
a more democratic government in
Barbados was made in 1942
TYROL COT , ST. MICHAEL
• The house was built in 1854 • It was the birth place of his son• The house has been restored by
the Barbados National Trust• The Adams' antique furniture
and other personal things are on display in the house.
The home of Grantley Adams
THE GRANTLEY ADAMS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The only air port in the island is named after The Right Excellent Grantley Adams. It was renamed in
1976. The airport is in the parish of Christ Church.
THE $100 BANK NOTE
• The face on the Barbados $100 bank note is that of The Right Excellent Grantley Adams. The back of the new $100 shows the Grantley Adams International Airport which was named after him.
JOHN MICHAEL GEOFFREY MANNINGHAM ("TOM") ADAM
• Lived from September 24, 1931 to
March 11, 1985
• He was a Barbadian politician who
served as the second Prime Minister of
Barbados from 1976 until 1985
• He is buried, along with his father, in
the yard of St. Michael's Cathedral
THE STATUE
• Located in Bay Street, in front of the Prime Minister’s Office.
• It bears a quote by Sir Winston Scott about the hero.
GRANTLEY ADAMS MEMORIAL SCHOOL
• It is located in Blackmans, St.
Joseph
• It is one of the newer
secondary schools in
Barbados
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