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Virgin Islands
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Virgin Islands
Index to Locations
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Cyril Emmanuel King (1921-1978) —
also known as Cyril E. King —
Born in St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, April 7,
1921.
Son of Martin King and Melvina King.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; aide and staff member to
U.S. Sen. Hubert
Humphrey, 1949-61; secretary
of the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1969, 1975-78; died in office 1978; member
of Virgin
Islands legislature, 1973-74.
African
ancestry.
The Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas, V.I., is named for
him.
Died in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, January
2, 1978 (age 56 years, 270
days).
Interment at King's Hill Cemetery.
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Melvin Herbert Evans (1917-1984) —
also known as Melvin Evans —
of St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, August 7,
1917.
Republican. Physician;
Governor
of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1969-75; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virgin Islands, 1972
(delegation chair), 1976;
member of Republican National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1976-80;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1979-81; defeated,
1980; U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, 1981-84, died in office 1984.
African
ancestry.
Died in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, November
27, 1984 (age 67 years, 112
days).
Interment at Christiansted Cemetery.
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William Nelson Greer (1909-1979) —
also known as William N. Greer; Bill Greer —
of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in Wilber, Saline
County, Neb., September
29, 1909.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virgin
Islands, 1952,
1956.
Built and owned radio
station WSTA.
Died, of leukemia
and a stroke, in
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, April 7,
1979 (age 69 years, 190
days).
Interment at Western Municipal Cemetery.
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