Clarence Seignoret

Sir Clarence Henry Augustus Seignoret GCB OBE (25 February 1919 – 5 May 2002)^[1] was the third President of Dominica.^[2]

Sir Clarence Seignoret GCB OBE
3rd President of Dominica
In office 19 December 1983 – 25 October 1993
Prime Minister	Eugenia Charles
Preceded by	Aurelius Marie
Succeeded by	Crispin Sorhaindo
Personal details
Born	25 February 1919 Roseau, British Dominica
Died	5 May 2002(2002-05-05) (aged 83) Roseau, Dominica
Spouse	Judith Laronde (m. 1950)
Children	2
Alma mater	Oxford University

Early life & education

Born in Roseau,^[3] to Violet (née Riviere) and Clarence A. Seignoret.^[4] Seignoret was educated at the Dominica Grammar School and at college in Saint Lucia.

Career

He started working as a civil servant in Dominica from 1936. From 1958 to 1960 he undertook an international public service course in Oxford University. On returning to Dominica he resumed his governmental career, acting on various occasions as first Secretary to the Cabinet and substitute to the President.

The House of Assembly of Dominica elected him as President of Dominica in 1983, and he was sworn in during October of that year. Re-elected to the presidency in 1988, he resigned in 1993.

In the 1966 New Year Honours, Queen Elizabeth II appointed him an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)^[5] and in 1985 he was knighted with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.^{[citation needed]} He was also Knight of Malta since 1992.

Personal life

In 1950 he married Judith Laronde, together they had 2 sons.^[4]