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May 01, 1908 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Died on 01 Jan 1995 (aged 86)
Trinidadian politician, artist and writer
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About Marguerite Wyke
- Marguerite Wyke OBE (May 1908 – 1995) was an African-American-born Trinidadian teacher, poet, artist and politician.
- After growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey, and working as a teacher, she married and moved to Canada for a decade and then relocated to Trinidad.
- Writing for various journals and newspapers, and cultivating the artistic community in Trinidad, she became active in local politics.
- Renouncing her U.
- S.
- citizenship, Wyke became a Trinidadian citizen in 1953 and became active in the island's governance.
- With the establishment of the West Indies Federation she was appointed as one of two Senators from Trinidad and Tobago and one of only two women Senators to serve in the federal parliament.
- When the Federation dissolved, Wyke returned to her artistic endeavors, publishing poetry and participating in various art media.
