Denys Ambrose Williams was born on 12 October 1929 in Barbados. He was one of 10 children of family to George C. Williams and Violet Williams. He studied at Combermere School and Harrison College in Barbados, won a Barbados Scholarship in 1949 and went on to study law at Oxford University, subsequently being admitted to the English Bar at the Middle Temple.
Holding the post of Barbados' Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Denys Ambrose Williams in cooperation with Sir Roy Marshall draft the constitution of Barbados, before Barbados gained independence in 1966. Also in that period he was one of the member of team accompanying first Prime Minister Errol Barrow to the Independence conference in London.
In 1966, Denys was appointed a judge, at the time the youngest judge in the Commonwealth at the age of 37, and subsequently became Chief Justice of Barbados. In May 1992, he declared illegal the government's decision to cut wages in the public sector by eight percent. This decision was upheld unanimously by the Privy Council in London, England. In 1981, he presided over the extradition of the notorious robber Ronald Biggs, ruling that Biggs could not be extradited to another country because the Barbados parliament had not ratified the extradition treaty with the UK.
In 1987, Queen Elizabeth II awarded the knighthood to Denis Williams, which was a great honor and significant event for him.
Sir Denys retired as Chief Justice on 10 October 2001. At the time of his retirement, Sir Denys had been the longest serving judge in the Commonwealth, having given 34 years of his life to the judicial service of Barbados.
Sir Denys Ambrose Williams was also an honorary member of the Canadian Bar and served as Commissioner of the National Insurance Scheme in Barbados until June 2014. He was also a member of the Rotary Club of Barbados and served as Chief Scout of the Boys Scouts of Barbados for several years.[3] In July 2012, Sir Denys, along with for Governor-General Sir Clifford Husbands were conferred as Honorary Chief Scouts.
Personal lifeedit
Sir Denys was married to Carmel, Lady Williams, and they were the parents of six children: Denise, Fiona, Shaun, Clare, Roslyn, and Simon, and five grandchildren.[4]
Sir Denys Ambrose Williams died on 7 August 2014 at his home in Rockley, Christ Church, Barbados, at the age of 84. His body was interred at the Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens, The Ridge, Christ Church, Barbados, on Wednesday, 13 August 2014.
denys, williams, denys, ambrose, williams, kcmg, october, 1929, august, 2014, chief, justice, barbados, served, acting, governor, general, barbados, from, december, 1995, until, june, 1996, honourable, kcmg, gcmacting, governor, general, barbadosin, office, de. Sir Denys Ambrose Williams KCMG GCM 12 October 1929 7 August 2014 was a Chief Justice of Barbados He served as acting Governor General of Barbados from 19 December 1995 until 1 June 1996 1 2 The Honourable SirDenys Williams KCMG GCMActing Governor General of BarbadosIn office 19 December 1995 1 June 1996MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterOwen ArthurPreceded byNita BarrowSucceeded byClifford HusbandsPersonal detailsBorn 1929 10 12 12 October 1929British Windward Islands present day Barbados Died7 August 2014 2014 08 07 aged 84 Bridgetown BarbadosSpouseCarmel Williams Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Career 2 Personal life 3 Awards 4 ReferencesBiography editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Early life and education edit Denys Ambrose Williams was born on 12 October 1929 in Barbados He was one of 10 children of family to George C Williams and Violet Williams He studied at Combermere School and Harrison College in Barbados won a Barbados Scholarship in 1949 and went on to study law at Oxford University subsequently being admitted to the English Bar at the Middle Temple Career edit He then returned to the West Indies spending some time working for the West Indies Federation based in Trinidad before returning to Barbados in 1955 and being admitted as a Magistrate Holding the post of Barbados Chief Parliamentary Counsel Denys Ambrose Williams in cooperation with Sir Roy Marshall draft the constitution of Barbados before Barbados gained independence in 1966 Also in that period he was one of the member of team accompanying first Prime Minister Errol Barrow to the Independence conference in London In 1966 Denys was appointed a judge at the time the youngest judge in the Commonwealth at the age of 37 and subsequently became Chief Justice of Barbados In May 1992 he declared illegal the government s decision to cut wages in the public sector by eight percent This decision was upheld unanimously by the Privy Council in London England In 1981 he presided over the extradition of the notorious robber Ronald Biggs ruling that Biggs could not be extradited to another country because the Barbados parliament had not ratified the extradition treaty with the UK In 1987 Queen Elizabeth II awarded the knighthood to Denis Williams which was a great honor and significant event for him From 1995 to 1996 he held the post of Governor General of Barbados Sir Denys retired as Chief Justice on 10 October 2001 At the time of his retirement Sir Denys had been the longest serving judge in the Commonwealth having given 34 years of his life to the judicial service of Barbados Sir Denys Ambrose Williams was also an honorary member of the Canadian Bar and served as Commissioner of the National Insurance Scheme in Barbados until June 2014 He was also a member of the Rotary Club of Barbados and served as Chief Scout of the Boys Scouts of Barbados for several years 3 In July 2012 Sir Denys along with for Governor General Sir Clifford Husbands were conferred as Honorary Chief Scouts Personal life editSir Denys was married to Carmel Lady Williams and they were the parents of six children Denise Fiona Shaun Clare Roslyn and Simon and five grandchildren 4 Sir Denys Ambrose Williams died on 7 August 2014 at his home in Rockley Christ Church Barbados at the age of 84 His body was interred at the Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens The Ridge Christ Church Barbados on Wednesday 13 August 2014 Awards editWas awarded the Gold Crown of Merit GCM 5 Knight Bachelor in the 1987 6 Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG in 1993 References edit Countries Ba Bo Rulers org Retrieved 7 August 2014 Former Chief Justice passes away nationnews com Retrieved 16 May 2016 Chief Justice joins ranks www nationnews com 15 January 2012 Retrieved 19 December 2021 Obituary lyndhurstfuneralhome com Retrieved 16 May 2016 admin 8 August 2014 PM s Statement On The Passing Of Sir Denys Williams GIS Retrieved 19 December 2021 Late Sir Denys an intellectual titan www nationnews com 8 August 2014 Retrieved 19 December 2021 Government officesPreceded byNita Barrow Governor General of Barbados1995 1996 Succeeded byClifford Husbands Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denys Williams amp oldid 1183794249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
