Marguerite Wyke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marguerite Wyke

Trinidadian politician, artist and writer

Date of Birth: 01-May-1908

Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1995

Profession: writer, teacher, politician, artist

Nationality: United States, Trinidad and Tobago

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.