Hugh Gordon Cummins

Dr. Hugh Gordon Hylvestra Cummins (2 February 1891[1] – 26 October 1970)[2] was a Barbadian politician. He served as Premier of Barbados from 17 April 1958 to 8 December 1961 and was a member of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP).

Dr. Hugh Gordon Cummins
2nd Premier of Barbados
In office 17 April 1958 – 8 December 1961
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Robert Arundell Sir John Montague Stow
Preceded by	Grantley Herbert Adams
Succeeded by	Errol Barrow
Personal details
Born	(1891-02-02)2 February 1891 British Windward Islands, (present day Barbados)
Died	26 October 1970(1970-10-26) (aged 79) Barbados
Political party	Barbados Labour Party
Alma mater	Queen's University
Occupation	Doctor

In 1919, Dr. Cummins graduated from Queen's Faculty of Medicine where he became medical practitioner and later established a medical practice in the Bridgetown.[3] In 1940, he became one of the first Barbados Labour Party members of Parliament. In 1951 he together with Grantley Herbert Adams, Mencea Cox (Sir Mencea) and Frank Walcott (Rt. Excellent Sir Frank) were appointed members of the Executive Committee of the BLP. He also became a Minister in 1954 when Ministerial Government was introduced. Cummins was the Speaker of the House of Assembly of Barbados from 1956 to 1958.[4]

He became the second Premier of Barbados when Sir Grantley was elected Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation. During his premiership he held the additional portfolio of Minister of Finance.

His outstanding achievement was the abolition of the Located Labourers Act and he is commemorated by the naming of the ABC Highway and the Gordon Cummins Hospital in St. Thomas, the constituency that he represented.