Boswell Bennie Williams (May 16, 1926 – July 20, 2014) was a

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Saint Vincent ...

n politician who represented the district of

Vieux Fort Vieux Fort is one of 10 districts of the Caribbean island country of Saint Lucia. Vieux Fort is also the name of the main town in the district. It is the home of the second-largest town in Saint Lucia and is the home of Saint Lucia's internati ...

in the legislature from 1974 to 1979. He was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II of Saint Lucia as governor-general on June 19, 1980, replacing Sir

Allen Montgomery Lewis Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis (26 October 1909 – 18 February 1993) was a Saint Lucian barrister and public servant who twice served as the country's Governor-General. Early life Lewis was born in Castries, St Lucia, where he was educated at ...

, father of the former

prime minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Vaughan Lewis Sir Vaughan Allen Lewis, KCSL CBE (born 17 May 1940), is a Saint Lucian politician and a former member of the United Workers' Party (UWP). He served for a brief period as the fifth Prime Minister of Saint Lucia following the resignation of ...

. He was initially acting governor general, becoming governor general in December 1981. Williams had to confront the most serious constitutional crisis in the history of Saint Lucia soon after the rejection of

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Allan Louisy Sir Allan Fitzgerald Laurent Louisy (5 September 1916 – 2 March 2011) was the second prime minister of independent St Lucia, following Sir John Compton in office. He was born in Laborie on 5 September 1916 and served as a judge before being e ...

's budget proposal. He was removed from office by the Queen on the advice of Louisy with effect from December 12, 1982. Williams died at his home in Sans Soucis on July 20, 2014, at the age of 88.

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1926 births 2014 deaths Governors-general of Saint Lucia Members of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lucia People from Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia {{SaintLucia-politician-stub

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