EDWARD
LEBLANC
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NAME
Edward LeBlanc
Also known as E.O. LeBlanc
BORN:
Edward Oliver LeBlanc
3rd October, 1923
Vieille Case, Dominica
PROFESSION
Politician, agricultural officer
FAMILY
PARENTS:
Anderson Alexander LeBlanc and Eunomie LeBlanc née Mourillon
SIBLINGS:
Edmund, Lipson, Alan, Thomas, Valentine, Alick, Gabriel, Alphonso, Linda, Hyacinth and Joseph
SPOUSE:
Ethel LeBlanc née Patrick 1949–2004
CHILDREN:
Ewart, Erin, Einstar, Earlsworth and Eustace
EDUCATION
| 1928–38 | Vieille Case Government School, Vieille Case, Dominica |
| 1939–40 | Agricultural School, Botanic Gardens, Roseau, Dominica |
| 1944 | Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, St. Augustine, Trinidad |
| DEGREES: | |
| 1944 | Bee-keeping course, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, St. Augustine, Trinidad |
| 1948 | London Matriculation Certificate |
CAREER
| 1938 | Pupil teacher at the Vieille Case Government School, Vieille Case (1938–39) |
| 1940 | Assistant District Agricultural Instructor, Colihaut (1940–45) |
| 1949 | Agricultural Instructor at the One Mile Agricultural Station, Portsmouth, Dominica (1949–51) |
| 1951 | Agriculture Instructor at the Eastern District, La Plaine, Dominica |
| Representative of the Dominica Banana Growers Association, Northern District | |
| 1953 | Nominated member of the Vieille Case Village Board, Vieille Case |
| 1957 | Parliamentarian, Portsmouth seat on the Legislative Council (1957–58) |
| 1958 | Dominican representative in the Federal Parliament of the West Indies (1958–61) |
| 1961 | Chief Minister of Dominica and Minister of Finance, Dominica Labour Party (1961–67) |
| 1966 | As a delegate, attended at the Lancaster House Conference, London, seeking Associated Statehood for Dominica |
| 1967 | Became the first Premier of Dominica on the 1st March 1967 when Dominica is granted Associated Statehood with Britain |
| 1970 | Re-elected Premier of Dominica |
| 1983 | Served on the Constitutional Review Commission |
WORKS
| POEMS | |
| A Tribute to My Teacher | |
| Daniel’s Bane | |
| Life’s Philosophy | |
| Sieck La Vie | |
| 1940 | Acrostic |
| 1947 | Fragments of the Dawn, Young American Poets & Song Writers Magazine |
| Vade Mecum, Young American Poets & Song Writers Magazine | |
| 1962 | The Little Eight |
| 1973 | Nom Nwer |
| BOOKS | |
| 1969 | Poems |
| SONGS | |
| We’re Fighting for Dominica | |
NOTABLE
| 1940? | Formed Literary Club in Vieille Case |
| 1965 | Established Dominica’s National Day and National Day festivities, 3rd November, 1965 |
DIED
29th October, 2004
Au Parc, Vieille Case, Dominica