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Did you know... that James Biggart's election to the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago was viewed by Tobagonian planters as lowering their social standing, because it meant that they were represented by a person of African descent?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 17:22, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that James Biggart was the first Black pharmacist in Tobago, and the first person elected to represent Tobago on the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago? Source: "Biggart was the first African-descended pharmacist in Tobago and the first elected member for Tobago on the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago" (Pemberton, Rita; McCollin, Debbie; Matthews, Gelien; Toussaint, Michael (2018). Historical dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 50–51)
- ALT1:... that James Biggart's election to the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago hurt the social standing of Tobagonian planters as it meant that they were represented by a person of African descent Source: "Being represented in the corridors of political power by someone of African descent negatively affected the planters’ social standing in the colony, at least in the eyes of their peers in Trinidad." (Luke, Learie B. (2007). Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980. Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press)