About Eva Sylvester
Eva Sylvester was a politician.
Eva Mary Louisa Ollivierre-Sylvester was a Grenadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Council in 1952, becoming its first female member.
Biography Eva Mary Louisa Ollivierre was born in Petite Martinique and attended St Joseph's Convent school. Eva was nominated as a candidate for the Grenada United Labour Party and won the resulting by-election, becoming the first woman to sit in the Legislative Council. She ran for re-election in 1954, but lost to Frederick B. Paterson. In 1972 she was appointed as a justice of the peace.
Her granddaughter Cécile La Grenade later served as Governor-General.
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Who was Eva Sylvester?
Grenadian politician
When was Eva Sylvester born?
Eva Sylvester was born in Petite Martinique.
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Eva Sylvester was a politician.
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Eva Sylvester's recorded nationality: Grenada.
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