Roseau, Saint George, Dominica — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Lesser Antilles of the West Indies)

Cecil E. A. Rawle

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 14, 2016

1. Cecil E. A. Rawle Marker

Inscription.
Dominica
Cecil E. A. Rawle
1891-1938
Faithfully he strove for
progress in Dominica and
for
West Indian Unity

Erected 2007 by F. Zamore.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 15° 18.344′ N, 61° 23.104′ W. Marker is in Roseau, Saint George. Marker is on Federation Drive close to Charles Avenue. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Simon Bolivar (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Pottersville (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Woodbridge Bay (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); a different marker also named Pottersville (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Morne Bruce Garrison (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); David the Goliath (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Roseau Cathedral (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roseau.

Regarding Cecil E. A. Rawle. From Wikipedia: Rawle was born in Roseau, Dominica, where his Trinidadian parents, William Alexander Romilly Rawle and Elizabeth Sophia Garrett, had moved. His father was head of the local branch of the West India and Panama Telegraph Company, the

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precursor of Cable and Wireless. He attended Codrington College in Barbados and then moved to London, where he went on to graduate as a barrister at the Inner Temple in 1913. He practiced law in Grenada and Trinidad, before he returned to Dominica and went on to found the Dominica Representative Government Association. In 1925 a new constitution was granted and Rawle represented Roseau in the first elected legislature. In addition to practicing law, Rawle owned the Dominica Tribune Newspaper, which in 1924 he incorporated with the Dominica Guardian. In 1932 he chaired the Dominica Conference, which became known as the West Indies Conference, at which there were representatives from Trinidad, Barbados, Dominica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Antigua, St. Kitts and Grenada. The first regional meeting to be initiated by Caribbean leaders to discuss the future of the region, it led the way for the West Indies Federation.

In 1937, Rawle was appointed Attorney General of the Leeward Islands and moved to Antigua, where he died suddenly the following year, at the age of 47.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 14, 2016

2. Cecil E. A. Rawle Marker

The Princess Margaret Hospital can be seen in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 692 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.