Ellis Clarke

His Excellency Sir Ellis Clarke TC GCMG
1st President of Trinidad and Tobago
In office 1 August 1976 – 19 March 1987
Prime Minister	Eric Williams George Chambers A. N. R. Robinson
Preceded by	Elizabeth II as Queen of Trinidad and Tobago
Succeeded by	Noor Hassanali
2nd Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago
In office 15 September 1972 – 1 August 1976
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Eric Williams
Preceded by	Solomon Hochoy
Succeeded by	Position abolished (himself as President of Trinidad and Tobago)
Personal details
Born	(1917-12-28)28 December 1917 Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died	30 December 2010(2010-12-30) (aged 93) Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago
Nationality	Trinidadian
Spouse	Ermyntrude Hagley ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 2002)​
Alma mater	University College London

Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke TC GCMG (28 December 1917 – 30 December 2010)^[1] was the first President of Trinidad and Tobago and the second and last Governor-General. He was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution.