Emogene Creque
Emogene Augusta Creque (born 22 July 1919) is a British Virgin Islands former politician. In 1965 she became the first female member of the Legislative Council.
Emogene Creque | |
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Nominated Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 1965 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Road Town, British Virgin Islands | 22 July 1919
Spouse |
Henry Creque
(m. 1942, died) |
Biography
Creque was born in July 1919 in Road Town, the daughter of Anita Nibbs and Frederick Pickering.[1] In 1942 she married Henry Creque, with whom she had seven children.[1] Her husband later became a member of the Legislative Council.[2] In 1965 Emogene was also appointed to the Council as a temporary substitute for Joseph O'Neal while he was abroad, becoming its first female member.[2] Creque turned 100 in July 2019.[1]
References
- VI recognises newest centenarian- Mrs Emogene A. Creque Virgin Islands News Onlien, 24 July 2019
- Eugenia O'Neal (2001) From the Field to the Legislature: A History of Women in the Virgin Islands, pp87–88
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