Emogene Augusta Creque (née Pickering; born 22 July 1919) is a British Virgin Islands former politician. In 1965, she became the first female member of the Legislative Council.
Emogene Creque | |
|---|---|
| Nominated Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emogene Augustus Pickering 22 July 1919 Road Town, British Virgin Islands |
| Spouse |
Henry Creque
(m. 1942, died) |
| Children | 7 |
Biography
editCreque was born in July 1919 in Road Town, the daughter of Anita Nibbs and Frederick Pickering.[1] In 1942, she married Henry Creque, with whom she had seven children.[1] They, also, had thirteen grandchildren and sixteen greatgrandchildren.[1] Her husband later became a member of the Legislative Council.[2] In 1965, Emogene was also appointed to the council as a temporary substitute for Joseph O'Neal while he was abroad, becoming its first female member.[2] Creque turned 100 in July 2019.[1] As of September 2023, she resided on Tortola.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d VI recognises newest centenarian- Mrs Emogene A. Creque Virgin Islands News Online, 24 July 2019
- ^ a b Eugenia O'Neal (2001) From the Field to the Legislature: A History of Women in the Virgin Islands, pp87–88
- ^ "Six centenarians celebrated in the British Virgin Islands". Loop News. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.