17 Facts About Clement Howell

Clement Howell was a politician from the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Clement Howell served on a four-member interim advisory council beginning in July 1986, after two previous chief ministers were forced to resign and the ministerial government in the territory was suspended.

Clement Howell was born on 10 December 1935 in Blue Hills, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands to Edgar Cornelius Howell and Christiana Howell nee Rigby.

Clement Howell was the last of six children who lived to see their adulthood.

Clement Howell had relocated to Providenciales, when her mother, Oseta Jolly was transferred there to work as the headteacher for the Blue Hills All Age school.

Clement Howell played a key role in the adjudication process which took place in 1967.

Clement Howell assisted with surveys and registrations and helped many of the residents of Providenciales acquire proper paperwork for their estates.

In May 1980, after the death of the country's first chief minister, Clement Howell was transferred to the post of Permanent Secretary to the country's second Chief Minister, Oswald O Skippings.

In November 1980, the People's Democratic Movement lost their bid for reelection to the Progressive National Party and Clement Howell was re-appointed as headteacher of the Blue Hills Primary School by the PNP administration.

In 1984 Clement Howell resigned his post as headteacher and joined the political arena, where he announced his candidacy to become the representative for Providenciales in the Legislative Council of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Clement Howell held both posts until the constitution was suspended in 1986.

Under pressure from members of his party, Clement Howell later resigned as a member of the advisory council and by mid-1987, he was superseded as leader of the PDM by another of the party's loyalist.

Clement Howell served his church as a deacon and on Providenciales, as secretary of the Providenciales Baptist Association.

Clement Howell's work included a stint of service as secretary and then as president of the Turks and Caicos Islands Baptist Union.

Clement Howell represented his church and the Baptist family of churches at several conferences, including at regional and international events.

Clement Howell was an outstanding member of the Kiwanis Club of Providenciales and held several memberships in other clubs and service-oriented organisations.

Towards the end of July 1987, Clement Howell travelled to Nassau, Bahamas to witness the wedding of one of his nephews.