The Teddy Marryshow Gallery

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Two pictures taken in the 1931 Demonstration

These photographs show the National Demonstration in Grenada against the Customs Bill. The event took place on October 28, 1931. The Government of the time had proposed a bill to increase tax on certain imports. This would have hurt the small man. T. A. Marryshow led the opposition to this bill and was supported by Joseph de la Mothe and some of the other nominated members to defeat the bill. However, the Government went ahead anyway. This demonstration to Government House was led by Marryshow. It was supported be prominent as well as humble people. The Colonel Secretary at this time was H.R.R Blood. Governor Sir Thomas Vans Best was thought to be a weak governor. All the "society" people who went up to Government House had their invitations to the party that was at Government House withdrawn. This caused an uproar in the society.

Teddy with Albert Gomes (left) and someone else in London

Teddy with Mrs Jean Smith before her marriage (left) and the wife of Arnold Smith, who was later the first Secretary General of the Commonwealth, in 1953 in London

Teddy with his son Julian and grandson

Teddy with Lord Hailes, Governor General of the West Indies Federation, L.C.J. Thomas, and Fisher Archibald, Mayor of St George's, in 1957 on the occasion of the only visit by the Governor General of the Federation to Grenada

Teddy, a few months before his death, sitting in his bay window with Mr and Mrs C.L.R. James

Teddy with Captain Cipriani

Teddy with Queen Salote of Tonga at the Coronation in London

Teddy with Winston Churchill in London

Signed photo of Teddy Marryshow

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