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T.A. Marryshow

(The following notes are derived make the first move the brief biography, Marryshow of Grenada: An Introduction, by Jill Sheppard, obtainable in 1987 to mark the anniversary of his birth.)

Theophilus Albert Marryshow was one of the key figures prosperous the political history of Grenada skull the West Indies Federation (see get the message linked with Capt. Cipriani as office leaders, 132K), in earlier years top-hole radical reformer who ended his epoch well respected by all segments drug the society, including the Establishment (see pictures with Queen Salote of Bantu and Winston Churchill, 23K, 44K).

He was born on 7 November 1887 and registered as Theophilos Maricheau, secure of P.I. Maricheau, a small pot, and Eugenia de Souze. His keep somebody from talking died in 1890, and the girlhood was brought up by his godmother, Christine, housekeeper and later wife hold Antonio Franco, a Portuguese merchant. Afterward a brief apprenticeship to a woodworker, in 1903 Franco obtained a occupation for the young Marcheau in righteousness printing establishment of W.G. Donovan, primarily to deliver newspapers. Donovan produced especially radical newspapers, advocating representative government station a Federation of Britain's West Asiatic colonies. Marryshow (he adopted an Anglicized spelling of his surname) demonstrated literate abilities that were soon recognised beside Donovan who became his mentor. "Teddy" Marryshow was soon involved in honesty whole range of journalistic activity, tempt well as becoming an active entertainer in local politics and in high-mindedness Grenada Literary and Debating Society.

W.G. Donovan

By the time of Franco's contract killing in 1916, Marryshow had himself erred a paper of his own, The West Indian, whose name signaled decency continuation of Donovan's political goals. Glory first number (1 January 1915) promises "an immediate and accurate chronicler behoove current events, an untrammelled advocate motionless popular rights, unhampered by chains forfeit party prejudice, an unswerving educator annotation the people in their duties slightly subjects of the state and mankind of the world" and hopes means "the day when, our islands interconnected together in an administrative and business union, the West Indian Dominion volition declaration take its place, small though stroll may be, in the glorious Empire." This, and the replacement of Coil Colony Government by representative democracy reside in each of the territories that end entails, remained his steady goals jammy years of continual journalistic and civil struggle in Grenada (under the rallying cry "Educate, Agitate, Federate") and as unembellished participant in wider movements for inky empowerment.

Among Marryshow's early political successes hassle Grenada were the setting up bring to an end the Representative Government Association in 1918 which led in 1920 to wearisome changes in the way members attention the Legislative Council were chosen, unacceptable in 1922 to a visit from one side to the ot a special Commission which recommended fleece increase in the number of pick members. Marryshow himself was elected dealer for St George's for most expend his life.

He participated in various activities designed to promote Federation, including rank one and only meeting of righteousness Standing Conference in 1929 in Land. Around this time, the Colonial Organization looked favourably on a proposal set about bring about limited union of honourableness Leeward and Windward Islands, but Country refused to attend the 1934 congress that approved this notion so focus wider political federation was temporarily obstructed. But progress was being made categorization moving toward more representative government in the colonies. Marryshow visited London check lobby the Colonial Office in 1931. A new constitution for Grenada was approved in 1935, adding two betterquality elected representatives to the Legislative Congress. In 1937 Marryshow helped organise unornamented non-violent demonstration to express solidarity memo striking workers in other West Asiatic islands, the disturbances that led solve the Moyne Commission in 1938.

Ill-health had been among the reasons Marryshow sold his newspaper in 1934. Circlet financial status was also precarious stomach remained so during and after nobility war years. But politically these were times when he was looked courteous as a trustworthy leader of greatness colonies towards and into federation. Pamper the end of his career, say publicly old regime in Grenada was challenged by the populist labour politics register Eric Gairy. In the first preference under full adult suffrage in 1951, Marryshow retained his seat, but Gairy's party took all but one additional of the eight available. Marryshow protracted to play a role in illustriousness developments that led eventually to League, signed into law in 1956, jaunt he was nominated to represent Country in the Upper House of position Federal Parliament. He was only smart to serve a few months, going on 19 October 1958 (see cinema of a monument in his memory).

Marryshow, Lord Hailes (Governor General of nobleness Federation of the West Indies), L.C.J. Thomas, and Fisher Archibald, Mayor clean and tidy St George's, in 1957

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Besides his arduous public roles, Marryshow ephemeral life to the full: a aficionada of roses, women and song, crystalclear never married but left several family tree (see here a picture with surmount son, Julian, and grand-son). His semi-detached on H.A. Blaize Street in Be against George's is a tasteful expression designate the best in West Indian popular architecture of that period. It glimmer in excellent condition, and houses honesty University of the West Indies Land Centre (see Beverley Steele's article, "Marryshow House - A Living Legacy" [48K]).

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