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Sir Edward Trenton "ET" Richards (4 October 1908〔("Sir Edward “ET” Richards", Bernews. )〕–1991) was the first Black Bermudian to head the government of Bermuda and the second Premier of Bermuda. He was the leader of the United Bermuda Party (UBP) between 1971 and 1973. He was a vocal critic of segregation.〔("This month in history: E. T. Richards becomes Island's first black leader, December 29, 1971". ) Bermuda Biographies.〕〔〔 ==Biography== Richards was born in Berbice,〔E. T. (Bob) Richards, ("A centennial for a peaceful warrior" ), ''The Royal Gazette'', 10 October 2008.〕 British Guiana (now Guyana), the youngest of three siblings. After his mother died while he was an infant, he was raised by his father and grandmother. He trained as a teacher in Georgetown, and in 1930, at the age of 21, he joined his sister Pearl in Bermuda, where he taught mathematics, Latin and games at the Berkeley Institute.〔("Black history month: Saluting our heroes - E.T. Richards: first black in BDA to receive a knighthood" ), ''Bermuda Sun'', 29 February 2008.〕 He also worked as associate editor of the ''Bermuda Recorder'', and on its pages made known his opposition to segregation.〔 He became a Bermudian citizen seven years after his arrival.〔 In 1943 he went to Britain to study law at Middle Temple.〔 While studying in London, he assisted Dr. E. F. Gordon to present a celebrated petition from the Bermuda Workers' Association to the British Colonial Secretary in 1946.〔("As Bermuda celebrates its 400th Anniversary, the United Bermuda Party salutes the contributions of the late Sir Edward Trenton Richards" ). OneBermuda.〕 Richards was called to the UK bar in 1946〔 and to the Bermuda Bar on 31 January 1947, becoming the fourth black lawyer to practice in Bermuda.〔 In 1948 he was elected to Parliament representing Warwick Parish, serving in this position for the following two decades.〔 In 1963, Richards welcomed Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia when Selassie visited Bermuda with his granddaughter Princess Ruth Desta.〔("Bermuda's History from 1952 to 1999" ), Bermuda Online.〕〔(Letter ), ''The Royal Gazette'', 28 May 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Richards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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