Errol Barrow
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About
Barbadian politician who is known as the first prime minister of Barbados. He was succeeded by Lloyd Erskine Sandiford in 1987. He collapsed and passed away on June 1 of 1987.
Before Fame
He attended Wesley Hall Boys School before winning a scholarship to Combermere School, which he attended for one year before being admitted to Harrison College.
Trivia
He was a WWII aviator, combat veteran, lawyer, politician, gourmet cook, and author.
Family Life
He was the son of Rev. Reginald Grant Barrow and Ruth Albertha. He has four siblings. In November 1945, he married Carolyn Marie Plaskett and they had two children, Lesley and David. In the late 1950s, he had a son named Eric with Thelma Padmore.
Associated With
In her autobiography, the singer Nina Simone, claimed to have had an affair with him.
