Grantley Adams was the first Premier of Barbados and only Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation. He was a highly respected lawyer who founded the Barbados Labour Party in 1938 to advocate for the rights of the poor. Some of his accomplishments include establishing the first political party in Barbados, having the national airport and a $100 bank note named in his honor, and having a statue erected in his memory.

1. NATIONAL HEROES
PART 1
THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMS
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2. THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMS
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Born 28 April 1898
• The first Premier of Barbados
• The only Prime Minister of the West
Indies Federation. This union of several
Caribbean countries did not last long. It
no longer exist.
• A highly respected lawyer
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3. THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMS
FACTS:
• Founding a political party
• His home was Tyrol Cot
• He is commemorated on the $100
bank note of Barbados
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4. THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMS
FACTS:
• The only airport in Barbados is named
after him
• His son was a Prime Minister of
Barbados
• There is a statue of him in Bay Street
• There is a school named after him
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5. THE BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY- B. L. P.
• The Barbados Labour Party was first called
the Barbados Progressive League.
• It was started by Grantley Adams in 1938.
• Adams and his party also demanded more
rights for the poor and for the people.
Progress toward a more democratic
government in Barbados was made in 1942

6. TYROL COT , ST. MICHAEL
The home of Grantley Adams
• The house was built in 1854
• It was the birth place of his son
• The house has been restored by the
Barbados National Trust
• The Adams' antique furniture and other
personal things are on display in the
house.

7. THE GRANTLEY ADAMS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The only air port in the island is named after The Right
Excellent Grantley Adams. It was renamed in 1976.
The airport is in the parish of Christ Church.

8. THE $100 BANK NOTE
• The face on the Barbados $100 bank note is that of The Right
Excellent Grantley Adams. The back of the new $100 shows the
Grantley Adams International Airport which was named after him.

9. JOHN MICHAEL GEOFFREY MANNINGHAM ("TOM") ADAM
• Lived from September 24, 1931 to March 11,
1985
• He was a Barbadian politician who served as
the second Prime Minister of Barbados from
1976 until 1985
• He is buried, along with his father, in the yard of
St. Michael's Cathedral

10. THE STATUE
• Located in Bay Street, in front
of the Prime Minister’s Office.
• It bears a quote by Sir
Winston Scott about the hero.

11. GRANTLEY ADAMS MEMORIAL SCHOOL
• It is located in Blackmans, St. Joseph
• It is one of the newer secondary
schools in Barbados

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