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Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain

1924 – 2008

Belizean public servant

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About Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain

Lived 1924 – 2008 (aged 83).

Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain (2 December 1924 – 17 January 2008) was a Belizean accountant who dedicated 51 years of his life as a public servant. He was knighted in 1986 by Queen Elizabeth II and received the award of "Order of Distinguished Service" in 2006. He is recognized as a renowned Belizean because of his contribution to the stabilizing of Belize's high liquidity and payment problems in 1987 through which he rebuilt Belize's foreign reserves. Belize's first resident ambassador to the United States of America 1984 Belize's non-resident High Commissioner to Canada, 1984 Financial Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, 1987 Belize's resident High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to France, Germany, Belgium and the Vatican, 1987–1990 Governor of the Central Bank, 1991 On June 26, 2008 the New Administration Building in Belmopan was renamed to the "Sir Edney Cain Building" in his honor of being such a large contributor to the financial stability of Belize.

Literature Collection of poems written in 1948 entitled When the Angel Says "Write"!.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Belize, Belizeans
Positions held
Governor of the Central Bank of Belize
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Bachelor
Also known as
Sir Edney Cain, Edney Cain

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain?

Belizean public servant

When was Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain born?

Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain was born on 2 December 1924 in Belize.

When did Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain die?

Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain died on 17 January 2008 in Belmopan.

What nationality was Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain?

Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain's recorded nationality: Belize, Belizeans.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain

· Wikidata: Q26997689

· DBpedia: Edney Cain

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