Richard Sharples, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Richard Sharples

British politician

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1916

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1973

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Richard Sharples

  • Sir Richard Christopher Sharples (6 August 1916 – 10 March 1973) was a British politician and Governor of Bermuda who was shot dead by assassins linked to a small militant Bermudian Black Power group called the Black Beret Cadre.
  • The former army major, who had been a Cabinet Minister, resigned his seat to take up the position of Governor of Bermuda in late 1972.
  • His murder would result in the last executions to be conducted under British rule anywhere in the world.

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