Statecraft & Independence
Landmark
Grantley Adams
1898 – 1971
First premier of Barbados and only prime minister of the West Indies Federation
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Barbados Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A lawyer who founded the Barbados Labour Party and led the island's labour movement and early self-government.
Adams became Barbados' first premier in 1954 and in 1958 the only prime minister of the West Indies Federation, which was dissolved in 1962. The international airport bears his name, and he is a National Hero.
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