Hugh Springer
Sir Hugh Springer | |
|---|---|
| 4th Governor-General of Barbados | |
| In office 24 February 1984 – 6 June 1990 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Bernard St. John Errol Barrow Lloyd Erskine Sandiford |
| Preceded by | Deighton Lisle Ward |
| Succeeded by | Nita Barrow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1913 Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Died | 14 April 1994 (aged 80) Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Spouse | Dorothy Gittens |
| Alma mater | Harrison College Hertford College, Oxford |
Sir Hugh Worrell Springer GCMG CBE (22 June 1913 – 14 April 1994) was the organiser and first general secretary of the Barbados Workers' Union, and Barbados' fourth governor-general. He was a lawyer, politician and public servant. By an act of Parliament in 1998, Springer was named as one of the eleven National Heroes of Barbados.