Emogene Creque
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 |
| Died | 9 September 2025 (aged 106) |
| Spouse |
Henry Creque
(m. 1942, died) |
| Children | 7 |
Emogene Augusta Creque (née Pickering; 22 July 1919 – 9 September 2025) was a British Virgin Islands politician. In 1965, she became the first female member of the Legislative Council.
Life and career
[edit]Creque was born in Road Town on 22 July 1919, 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] Creque died on 9 September 2025, at the age of 106.[4]
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.
- ^ "Centenarian Emogene Creque Dies At 106". 284 Media. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.