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inauguration A L BERT BRYA N J R ., G OV ER NOR | T R EGE NZ A A . ROAC H , E SQ., LI E U T E N A N T G OV ER NOR 2019 Official Program
The Inauguration of
GOVE R NOR
Albert Bryan Jr.
and
LIE U T E NA N T GOVE R N OR
Tregenza A. Roach, Esq.
of the
United States Virgin Islands
at
Emancipation Garden
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
on
Monday, January 7, 2019
10:30 am
“Together, we can achieve a brighter Virgin Islands for all of us.”
A Brief Hist ory
of
Governors
The Elective Governor Act
of the
U. S. Virgin Islands
Military Governors
March 31, 1917
Edwin Taylor Pollock
Prior to entering the war with Germany, the U.S. signed a treaty to purchase the Virgin Islands
from Denmark on March 28, 1917, in order to build a naval base in the territory to aid in the
protection of the Panama Canal. President Woodrow Wilson dispatched Captain Pollock,
commanding the USS Hancock, and Captain B. B. Blerer’s USS Olympia to the islands in a race.
The commander of the ship that arrived in the Virgin Islands first would officiate at the transfer
ceremony and be Acting Governor. Captain Pollock arrived first and the transfer ceremony took
place on March 31, 1917, on St. Thomas. Captain Blerer officiated at a smaller ceremony on St.
Croix. The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, less than one week after securing
the Virgin Islands.
1917 to 1919
James Harrison Oliver
On March 28, 1917, James Harrison Oliver, Chief of Naval Intelligence, was appointed
Governor of the United States Virgin Islands by President Woodrow Wilson. (Edwin Taylor
Pollock was made Acting Governor until his arrival.) He remained as governor for two years,
until 1919. Oliver served on the Naval Board of Strategy from 1919 until his retirement from the
Navy in January 1921. He died of heart disease in 1928 at his home in Virginia.
1919 to 1921
Joseph Wallace Oman
Joseph Wallace Oman served as the military governor of the United States Virgin Islands from
1919 until his retirement from the Navy in 1921. He is credited as having one of the most
efficient early colonial governments and the islands prospered, largely thanks to exports of rum.
Following his retirement, Rear Admiral Joseph Wallace Oman eventually moved to London,
where he died in 1941.
1921 to 1922
Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle
Born in Peekskill, New York, Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle was a Rear Admiral in the United
States Navy and a veteran of the Spanish-American War and World War I. He was also the
third military governor of the United States Virgin Islands. Almost immediately on becoming
governor, he sacked the civilian colonial assembly. In 1927, while a Commandant of the
16th Naval District, he exposed a plot by “communists” to destroy a shipyard at Cavite in the
Philippines. He retired in 1931. Late in life, he also became an author and published a book on
his family’s genealogy.
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Military Governors
1922 to 1923
Henry Hughes Hough
In 1922, while still a Captain, Henry Hughes Hough was appointed by President Harding as the
Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, a position that he held for only one year. Originally
from France, Hough was the first military governor born outside of the United States.
1923 to 1925
Philip Williams
While Captain Philip Williams was governor, the previous governments of the Virgin Islands
were criticized for not doing enough to fortify the territory as a military base. Political pressure
was also mounting as the Colonial Council, the local government body, voted to request greater
authority over the islands, but was denied. Williams resigned as governor due to health problems
in 1925 and retired from the Navy in 1927. Following his retirement, he continued to work with
the Navy and authored several textbooks used at the United States Naval Academy.
1925 to 1927
Martin Edward Trench
Martin Edward Trench was the first governor of the territory to have died while in office. Born
the son of an immigrant farmer from Ireland in Dennison, Minnesota, he graduated from the
United States Naval Academy in 1893. On September 12, 1925, he was sworn in as the Governor
of the United States Virgin Islands. Captain Martin Edward Trench died on January 6, 1927, in
Worcester, Massachusetts, while spending the holidays with a friend. He is buried in Arlington
National Cemetery outside of Washington, D.C.
1927 to 1931
Waldo A. Evans
Waldo A. Evans was a Captain of the United States Navy and military governor of both the
United States Virgin Islands and American Samoa. He was the last military governor of the
Virgin Islands. In 1925, he retired from the Navy, but following the unexpected death of
Governor Trench, Evans was asked out of retirement to govern the United States Virgin Islands.
As governor, Evans signed a bill that granted United States citizenship to all citizens of the Virgin
Islands, effective February 28, 1927. On March 18, 1931, military rule of the territory came to an
end when President Herbert Hoover placed the Virgin Islands under civilian rule.
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Civilian Governors
1931–1935
Paul Martin Pearson
In 1931, Pearson was appointed by President Herbert Hoover to be the first civilian Governor
of the United States Virgin Islands. His new government was given $763,000 ($11.9 million
in inflation-adjusted 2018 dollars) to shore up the islands’ finances that were badly hurt by
Prohibition. (The primary export had been rum.) They were also given the task of replacing
all military-government officials with new civilian ones. President Hoover visited the Virgin
Islands (and Puerto Rico) as a show of support for the new civilian administration. As a result of
a political scandal, both Pearson and his Lieutenant Governor, Lawrence William Cramer, were
called away to testify before the Senate. Pearson was ultimately forced to resign and Cramer was
appointed as his replacement.
1935
Robert Herrick
During Governor Pearson’s hearing before the Senate, Robert Herrick was named Acting
Governor of the territory, presiding over legislative sessions. Herrick died of a heart attack on
December 23, 1938 while in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
1935–1940
Lawrence William Cramer
Before Cramer was installed, he had been tainted by his predecessor’s reputation. The Colonial
Council voted on July 29, 1935, to petition President Franklin D. Roosevelt to bring the islands
back under the control of the United States Navy, as they had been prior to 1931. After his
inauguration, however, Cramer made some positive moves that quelled fears. He announced
stepped-up rum exporting plans and petitioned the Department of the Interior for increased
home rule for the territory. He also petitioned for universal suffrage. These changes were
successful and the moves to oust Cramer ceased. He resigned as governor in December 1940.
Cramer’s Park, a popular beach on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands is named after him.
1940–1941
Robert Morss Lovett
As Government Secretary of the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1939-43, Robert Morss Lovett also
served as Acting Governor from December 14, 1940 until February 3, 1941.
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Civilian Governors
1941–1946
Charles A. Harwood
Charles A. Harwood was a politician, lawyer, judge and was also elected for one term to the
New York State Assembly, from 1907 to 1910. In 1936, he was appointed as a Special Assistant
to the United States Attorney General to help prosecute mail fraud cases. From 1937 to 1938,
he was a United States District Court Judge in the Panama Canal Zone. He was later appointed
Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1941 to 1946.
1946–1949
William Henry Hastie, Jr.
Governor William Henry Hastie, Jr. was an American lawyer, judge, educator, public official,
and advocate for the civil rights of African Americans. In 1937, President Roosevelt appointed
Hastie to the United States District Court for the Virgin Islands, making Hastie the first
African-American federal judge. During World War II, Hastie worked as a civilian aide to the
Secretary of War Henry Stimson. He vigorously advocated for the equal treatment of African
Americans in the Army and their unrestricted use in the war effort. In 1943, Hastie resigned
his position in protest against racially segregated training facilities in the Army Air Force,
inadequate training for African-American pilots, and the unequal distribution of assignments
between whites and non-whites. This was expected to be the end of his government career.
But in 1946, President Truman appointed Hastie Governor of the U. S. Virgin Islands —the
first African American to hold this position.
1949–1954
Morris Fidanque de Castro
Governor de Castro was born in Panama City, Panama and attended Roman Catholic High
School of St. Thomas. In 1939, de Castro was briefly made Acting Governor while Lawrence
William Cramer was attending hearings in Washington, D.C. In 1949, he was once again
appointed Acting Governor and was permanently appointed by President Harry Truman in
1950. As governor, de Castro worked to increase the self-sufficiency of the islands. Almost
immediately after his appointment, he signed a law that stiffened penalties and enforcement
for discrimination in the territory, largely in response to a growing problem of private “clubs”
and resorts which increasingly catered exclusively to mainland whites, rather than locals. He
also sought to allow the territory to elect its own governor. In 1953, he rescinded his previous
remarks that the territory should elect its own governor. Instead, he clarified that the Virgin
Islands should only elect their own governors when the territory was self-sufficient. In 1954,
de Castro resigned as governor and went on to work at the West Indies Trust Company
and later as director of the budget and as liaison officer to the capitol legislature under Governor
John D. Merwin.
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Civilian Governors
1954–1955
Archie Alphonso Alexander
In 1954, Alexander was appointed Governor of the United States Virgin Islands by President
Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was the first Republican governor since the establishment of the
civil government. His tenure at the post was short and controversial. In 1955, he was highly
criticized for favoring old business partners in contracts for road building on St. Thomas. The
United States House of Representatives launched a probe and he subsequently resigned on
August 18, 1955, ostensibly for health reasons. He died in 1958.
1955
Charles Kenneth Claunch, Sr.
Charles Kenneth Claunch, Sr. was appointed Government Secretary, a position in the territorial
government equivalent to Lieutenant Governor of a state, on March 25, 1954. After a scandal
and the resignation of Governor Archie Alexander, Claunch was made Acting Governor from
August 17 to October 31, 1955. He was reportedly offered the position of full governor, but
declined. He died on November 9, 1978 in Ormond Beach, Florida.
1955-1958
Walter Arthur Gordon
In 1955, while still working for the California Adult Authority, Walter A. Gordon was
appointed Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. That same year, he was awarded the
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Medal as the University of California, Berkeley alumnus of the year. In
1958, he resigned as governor to take an appointment as a federal judge of the District Court of
the Virgin Islands, where he served for 10 years.
1958–1961
John David Merwin
Born on St. Croix, John David Merwin served in the Virgin Islands Legislature, as Government
Secretary (equivalent to lieutenant governor), and as the governor. He was the first native-born
Virgin Islander to be appointed governor as previous appointees were primarily men of the
military, industry, or non-elected government servants. On August 4, 1958, President Dwight D.
Eisenhower nominated him for governor. Following Congressional approval, he was sworn in on
September 25.
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Civilian Governors
1961–1969
Ralph Moses Paiewonsky
Governor Ralph Moses Paiewonsky was a businessman and politician. Paiewonsky graduated
from New York University in 1930 earning a degree in chemistry. After he returned to the
Virgin Islands, his father bought the government-owned beverage rum distillery on
St. Croix. After discovering that the shortage of water limited expansion, Paiewonsky
developed yeast strains which could ferment a mixture of molasses and seawater. In 1961, he
was appointed governor by President John F. Kennedy. Paiewonsky’s administration established
the Department of Housing and Community Renewal in 1962 and began a program of
land acquisition and home construction. Approximately 8,000 new homes were built during
Paiewonsky’s term. He also supported public education reforms and the establishment of the
then College of the Virgin Islands in 1962. In 1969, the library on the St. Thomas campus was
named in his honor.
The term of the elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall
commence on the first Monday of January following the date of election.
— Section 11, Revised Organic Act of 1954
The Elective Governor Act
Executive powers have evolved through a series of historical changes. Initially granted under
Danish rule to the West India Company, governing powers were the prerogative of the then
Governor or Governor-General.
Following the 1917 transfer of the Danish West Indies to the United States, executive powers
were exercised by military governors under the U.S. Naval Administration.
Beginning in 1931, civilian Governors were appointed by the President of the United States,
with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, and executive powers were exercised
under the supervision of the Department of the Interior.
In 1968, the Congress of the United States passed Public Law No. 90-496 (the Elective
Governor Act). Enacted on August 23, 1968, the Act provided for the popular election of
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin Islands, established the date of the
first election (1970), defined the scope of the Governor’s authority, set the duties of the office,
specified the qualifications for election to office, and set the term of office.
In 1970, the people of the Virgin Islands elected their first Governor.
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1969 to 1970 appointed, 1970 to 1975 elected
Melvin Herbert Evans
Governor Melvin H. Evans was born in Christiansted on St. Croix, and
attended Howard University, Washington, D.C., and the University of
California, Berkeley. He was the Virgin Islands Health Commissioner and
was then appointed Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, serving
from 1969 until 1971. He was the first elected governor in 1970 and served
from 1971 until 1975.
After serving as governor, he was elected Delegate to the United States
House of Representatives from the U.S. Virgin Islands serving from 1979
to 1981. Evans was appointed United States Ambassador to Trinidad
and Tobago where he served until his death in 1984. He is interred in
Christiansted Cemetery. The Melvin H. Evans Highway on St. Croix is
named in his honor.
Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor
David Earle Maas Athniel C. Ottley
( July 1, 1969 - 1973) (1973 – January 6, 1975)
1975 to 1978
Cyril Emmanuel King
Governor Cyril Emmanuel King was appointed Government Secretary
in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy during the Ralph M. Paiewonsky
administration. In 1969, he was named Acting Governor for four and
one half months. In 1970, King launched a campaign in the first-ever
gubernatorial election in the territory. He lost to Melvin Evans in a run-off
election. In 1974, after serving one term in the Virgin Islands Legislature,
King became the second elected governor of the Territory.
Governor King was tremendously popular and admired for his charisma and
tough, no-nonsense character. King died on January 2, 1978, ten months
before the completion of his first term of office. The Harry S. Truman Airport
on St. Thomas was renamed the Cyril E. King Airport in his honor in 1984.
Lieutenant Governor
Juan Francisco Luis
( January 6, 1975 –
January 2, 1978)
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1978 to 1987
Juan Francisco Luis
Juan Francisco Luis was born on Vieques, Puerto Rico in 1940. When he
was two months old, the family moved to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Luis earned an equivalency in pre-medicine from the University of Puerto
Rico. After returning to St. Croix, he became a sixth-grade teacher at the
Christiansted Public Grammar School. He also worked briefly as a project
office manager for the Department of Housing and Urban Development
before he served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. In 1968, Luis worked as a
personnel administrative officer in the Virgin Islands Department of Health.
Luis was elected to the Virgin Islands Legislature in 1972. In 1974, he was
elected Lieutenant Governor and was sworn in as Governor on January 2,
1978, immediately following the death of Cyril King. In October 1994,
the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center on St. Croix was
named in his honor.
Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor
Henry A. Millin Julio Brady
( January 2, 1978 - 1983) (1983- January 5, 1987)
1987 to 1995
Alexander Anthony Farrelly
Governor Alexander Anthony Farrelly was born on St. Croix in 1923.
Farrelly graduated from St. John’s University, Queens, New York in 1954
with a bachelor’s degree in law. He later went on to earn a master’s degree in
law from Yale University in 1958.
As governor, Farrelly increased the amount of affordable housing, enhanced
the education and health care systems in the territory, and purchased the
West Indian Company from the Danish Government. He promoted a more
diversified work environment by giving an unprecedented number of women
opportunities for advancement in his administration. He also created the
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority. Farrelly had to manage a territory
Lieutenant Governor that was ravaged by Hurricane Hugo, which destroyed most of the homes
Derek M. Hodge and infrastructure on St. Croix and St. Thomas. Farrelly served the territory
( January 5, 1987 - as a senator, judge, and governor, the first Virgin Islander to serve in all three
January 2, 1995)
branches of government.
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1995 to 1999
Roy Lester Schneider
Governor Roy Lester Schneider was born on St. Thomas in 1939. He
attended Howard University, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1961 and a
medical degree in 1965.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968 during the Vietnam War
where he was a medical advisor and surgeon from 1967 to 1968. The United
States awarded him a Bronze Star for his service, while the Republic of
Viet Nam awarded him the Vietnamese Honor Medal First Class and the
Technical Service Honor Medal.
After returning to civilian life, Schneider became a physician in his native
Virgin Islands. He served as the U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of
Health from 1977 to 1987. In 1994, he was elected governor. The Roy Lester
Schneider Regional Medical Center on St. Thomas was named in his honor.
Lieutenant Governor
Kenneth Mapp
( January 2, 1995 -
January 4, 1999)
1999 to 2007
Charles Wesley Turnbull
Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull was born on St. Thomas. Prior to being
elected in 1998, he was a professor emeritus at the University of the Virgin
Islands, Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the territorial
Department of Education, principal and assistant principal of Charlotte
Amalie High School, and a teacher in elementary and secondary schools.
He is a graduate of Hampton Institute, earning bachelor’s and master’s
degrees. He earned a doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota.
During his tenure as governor, Turnbull served as a member of the National
Governors Association, the Southern Governors Association, and the
Democratic Governors Association. The Charles W. Turnbull Regional
Library on St. Thomas was named in his honor.
Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor
Gerard Luz James II Vargrave Richards
( January 4, 1999 - ( January 6, 2003 -
January 6, 2003) January 1, 2007)
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2007 to 2015
John Percy de Jongh, Jr.
Governor John Percy de Jongh, Jr. was born on St. Thomas in 1957. In
1981, he earned an economics degree from Antioch College in Ohio. After
graduating, he returned to the Virgin Islands and worked as a member
of the Economic Development Council, before taking a job with Chase
Manhattan Bank. In 1987, Governor Farrelly appointed de Jongh to his
first political office making him the youngest Commissioner of Finance to
ever serve the Virgin Islands. He also served as Chairman of the Governing
Board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority and as the
Executive Director and board member of the Virgin Islands Public Finance
Authority. In 1992, he returned to the private sector where he worked for
Public Financial Management, Inc. as well as Lockhart and Chilmark
Partners. In 2006, he was elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands where
Lieutenant Governor he served two terms.
Gregory Raeburne Francis
( January 1, 2007 -
January 6, 2015)
2015 to 2019
Kenneth Ezra Mapp
Governor Kenneth E. Mapp is a graduate of Harvard University’s John
F. Kennedy School of Government and a respected public servant. He
began his career as a member of the Department of Public Safety under
Governor Juan Francisco Luis then worked his way to the Virgin Islands
legislative branch as one of the youngest elected senators, going on to
serve in the fifteenth, eighteenth, and twentieth Legislatures. Governor
Mapp led in myriad positions throughout the Virgin Islands government
including Lt. Governor to Governor Roy L. Schneider, Assistant Director
Department of Commerce/Industrial Development Commission, Director
of the Consumer Services Administration, Chairman and a member of the
Water and Power Authority’s Governing Board, and Director of Finance
and Administration for the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority.
Governor Mapp has the distinction of leading the territory through the
Lieutenant Governor most devastating modern-day natural disasters of 2017, Hurricanes Irma
Osbert E. Potter and Maria.
( January 6, 2015 –
January 7, 2019)
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Governor
of the
U. S. Vir gin Is l a n dsGovernor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Albert Bryan Jr. Albert Bryan Jr. is the eldest son born to Albert and
Genevieve (Pilgrim) Bryan. Born on February 21, 1968
Governor on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, he and his four
brothers, Troy, Robert, Andre, and Alrick, lived with
their parents in the historic St. Thomas neighborhood
of Savan. When Governor Bryan was a teenager, Mr.
Bryan, Sr. moved the family to St. Croix where he was
offered a better career opportunity. After living in several
neighborhoods including Sugar Beach and Estate Whim,
the Bryan family settled in Estate Diamond. After
graduating from St. Dunstan’s Episcopal High School
in 1985, Governor Bryan matriculated at Wittenberg
University in Ohio and earned his Bachelor of Arts
degree in Economics in 1989.
Immediately after college, Governor Bryan returned
home to the Virgin Islands where he began a lengthy
and successful career in both the private and public
sectors holding positions of responsibility at HESS Oil
Corporation, the V.I. Housing Authority, and Innovative
Communications. Due to his drive, work ethic, and
ingenuity, he quickly climbed the ranks and earned
more responsibilities and promotions at these jobs. The
managerial experience gleaned at these private sector
jobs and from working closely with and on behalf of a
labor union would, in fact, be portentous for his future
entry into public service. Not one to shy away from
opportunities for education and learning enhancement,
Governor Bryan earned a Master of Arts degree in
Business Administration (MBA) from the University of
the Virgin Islands in 2003.
Governor Bryan has always exhibited a lifelong passion
for politics and dedication to community service. His
passion and dedication in these arenas were strengthened
in 2002, when he co-founded Generation Now! Inc.,
a non-profit organization which filled a critical role in
educating the public on key political and social issues,
offering mentorship, performing community service,
and providing leadership seminars and platforms for
the younger professionals of the Virgin Islands. He also
served on the Executive Board of the Young Democrats
and other organizations where he was a tireless lobbyist
for the improvement of life in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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In 2007, Governor Bryan was appointed as the new programs for the economic growth of the territory,
Commissioner of Labor by then Governor John P. de including the first Tax Increment Financing project, the
Jongh, Jr. During his eight-year tenure, he implemented Small Contractors Bonding Program, and new levels of
the Jobs for America’s Graduates Initiative for at- lending to catalyze the growth of small businesses.
risk youth, secured over $14 million in additional
In 2015, with the change in administrations, Governor
funding for training and improvement of services at
Albert Bryan Jr. returned to the private sector as an
the Department of Labor, and $150 million in federal
entrepreneur and not-for-profit executive. He was the
unemployment benefits after the
President/CEO of Aabra Group,
closing of the Hovensa Refinery.
a consultancy which focused
He also consolidated seven labor
on fostering and supporting
offices in St. Croix saving the
innovative entrepreneurship
government $300,000 annually and
opportunities and businesses in
offering advanced access to client
the territory. He was also the
services. His approach of doing
CEO of Master Strategies, a
more through technology allowed
locally-based human resources
the department to implement
recruiting firm. And, in keeping
several new web-based tools for
with his passion for young
career preparation and job search
people, education, and entrepreneurship, he also served
including the Virgin Islands Electronic Workforce
as the Executive Director of Junior Achievement of the
System (VIEWS) and Youthnet. During his tenure as
Virgin Islands.
Commissioner of Labor, Governor Bryan also served as
Chairman of the Government Development Bank and, Governor Bryan has contributed generously towards
in his concurrent and parallel role as Chairman of the the improvement of the quality of life for his fellow
Economic Development Authority Board, ushered in citizens and has been awarded for so doing. In 2010, he
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Lieutenant
Governor
of the
U. S. Vir gin Is l a n dsLieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. is a
proud Virgin Islander who has served the people of this
Lieutenant Governor territory in each branch of our government. Roach’s rich
history of public service began in the Executive Branch
with his clerkship in the Office of the Governor’s
Legal Counsel and continued as Legal Counsel to the
Department of Education. After completing his law
degree, he clerked in the Family and Civil divisions of
the Territorial Court. Most recently, he completed his
third term as a Senator in the Legislature of the Virgin
Islands.
A native of St. Kitts, Lieutenant Governor Roach
migrated to the Virgin Islands at the age of eight to join
his parents, Iona Roach and the late Victor Roach, who
had made St. Thomas their home years earlier. Although
Roach acknowledges the Virgin Islands as his home of
heart for the past 50 years, he is mindful of the impact
of his early life and the immigrant experience common
to many who moved here in the 1950s and 1960s, as
all have combined into a consciousness of the unique
cultural identity of the Virgin Islands. He credits the
public schools of the Virgin Islands for providing him
a quality education, but also recognizes the St. Thomas
Seventh-day Adventist School for a sound educational
foundation during his tender years.
Lieutenant Governor Roach graduated from the
Charlotte Amalie High School and attended the then
College of the Virgin Islands as a Holstein-Lewis
scholar, transferring to the University of Missouri-
Columbia to earn a Bachelor of Journalism in 1981.
He launched his journalism career as a reporter for the
Virgin Islands Daily News rising to the position of
News Editor in the proud tradition of Virgin Islanders
J. Antonio Jarvis and Ariel Melchior, Sr. Demonstrating
that accurate and truthful reporting of daily events and
major issues can promote a well-informed community,
he came to realize that he could make an even greater
contribution to these islands which he loves by pursuing
a graduate degree. Soon thereafter, he enrolled at the
University of Connecticut School of Law from which
he earned a juris doctorate degree in 1989 and honed his
skills as an effective problem-solver, innovative thinker,
and detailed analyst.
While attending law school, Lieutenant Governor
Roach gained valuable legal experience clerking first
20 | Official Program Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq.Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Office of the Governor’s Legal Counsel, then UVI at United Nations Decolonization Seminars in the Office of the United States Attorney, and, finally, St. Georges, Grenada and in Bandung, Indonesia. at the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands. Upon Although the University’s project ended in 2008, the graduating with his law degree, he worked in the United Nations qualified Roach as an expert on the Territorial Court’s Civil and Family divisions and then subject of constitutional development processes in the in private practice as an Associate Attorney at Bornn U.S. Territories and invited him on his own merits to Bornn Handy and Rashid. He has been a member of a third Decolonization Seminar in Basseterre, St. Kitts the Virgin Islands Bar since his admission in 1991. in 2009. Lieutenant Governor Roach began his career in Lieutenant Governor Roach then joined the adjunct public service as Legal Counsel to the Commissioner faculty of the University of the Virgin Islands from of Education, where he served for more than eight 1999 to 2012, teaching courses in the Humanities years before being selected as Executive Director and a Constitutional Law course in the graduate of the Virgin Islands Board of Education. This program in education. He completed other projects position afforded him the opportunity to provide with the University, including the Legacy Report managerial leadership for the Board, which is the chief of President Emeritus LaVerne E. Ragster, Ph.D., a policymaker for the Virgin Islands Department of major environmental project with the United States Education. In 2006, he left the Board of Education Environmental Protection Agency, the launch of the when he was selected by the University of the Virgin University’s Center for the Study of Spirituality and Islands (UVI) to lead a program of public education Professionalism, and served as Editor in Chief of The in support of the Virgin Islands Fifth Constitutional Caribbean Writer, the University’s award-winning Convention. During this award-winning consultancy, international literary journal. Lt. Governor Roach served as the Coordinator/ Lieutenant Governor Roach was elected to the 30th - Researcher of the University of the Virgin Islands’ 32nd Legislatures as a staunch advocate for education, (UVI) Constitution 2008, a public education project the environment, and the youth and elderly of the with marketing, legal, historical, publications, and Territory. Until his third term as a senator, he was media components. The website created under his the only Independent senator from his District, and, leadership was selected by the Library of Congress as such, was very vocal in his defense of the role of for inclusion in materials for the national elections the Legislature and its importance in maintaining a of 2008. During his tenure, he also represented system of checks and balances needed between the Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. Official Program | 21
branches of our government. He was nominated to Caribbean Writer. He recently published his first book the Education and the Law, Criminal Justice and for children, The Lesson Box, which joins his other Public Safety committees of the National Conference publications, The Blessing of Rain and Other Poems, and of State Legislatures (NCSL) and was instrumental All This Is Love: A Collection of Virgin Islands Poetry, in the influential national body’s 2014 adoption of a Art and Prose. He was awarded the Margaret Walker resolution supporting full citizenship rights for those Fiction Prize by the Detroit Writers Guild in 1999, living in the United States the Marguerite Cobb McKay Prize Virgin Islands. He presented a for publication of work in the 20th similar resolution to the body Edition of The Caribbean Writer, and in 2016 which resulted in a the St. Thomas/ St. John Library full NCSL conference session Association’s Distinguished Caribbean devoted to the affairs of the Author Award in 2009. In 2013, remaining U.S. territories. the Trinidad Guardian selected his A renowned poet, scholar, and children’s book, The Lesson Box, as one author, Lieutenant Governor of the best books for children. Roach has been published Lieutenant Governor Roach lives on in Liberia Seabreeze Journal, St. Thomas. He can often be found Calabash Journal of New York spending quality time with his mother, University, POUI, the journal Iona, his sister Violette, and his many of the University of the West relatives and friends throughout the Indies, Tongues of the Ocean, Territory. Yellow Cedars Blooming: An Anthology of Virgin Islands Poetry, Seasoning for the Mortar, and several volumes of The 22 | Official Program Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq.
U. S. Virgin Islands
Symbols, Seals,
and
Historic
BuildingsThe Symbol of Office of the Governor
executed by Janet Re, a local artist, was delivered to the
President of the Legislature, John Maduro, on Sunday,
January 3, 1971. It was presented to the Governor the
next day.
The Symbol is a chain of ribbon and gold designed to
be worn over the shoulder. It has eight gold circular
shields, each embossed in enamel with the flag or
standard of each nation that has held sovereignty
over the people of the Virgin Islands. These shields
culminate in a gold plate with the large letters V and
I, the date of the inauguration of the first elected
Governor, and at its base three pearls symbolizing the
three major islands.
On February 3, 1971, Act 2908 was amended by
adding a new section 2 that reads as follows:
“Section 2. During his term of office, the Governor
of the Virgin Islands shall be the custodian of the
Governor’s Symbol of Office and he may wear the
symbol on such ceremonial occasions, both within and
without the Virgin Islands, as he deems appropriate.
At least 48 hours prior to the inauguration of each new
governor of the Virgin Islands, the incumbent governor
shall return the Symbol of Office to the President of the
Legislature. Upon retirement from office, each Governor
shall be given by the President of the Legislature
a memento of the Governor’s tenure in office. The
memento shall be a gold shield with a blue shoulder
On December 7, 1970, a proposal was made to the
piece with the Governor’s name and dates of his service
Legislature of the Virgin Islands by four citizens
as Governor. Upon presentation, the memento shall
that a symbol of office be established to mark the
become the personal property of the Governor.”
historic inauguration of the first elected Governor of
the United States Virgin Islands on Monday, January
4, 1971. The symbol was to be a chain of ribbon and
metal. The proposal was made by Rufus Vanderpool
and Geraldo Guirty. Enid Baa was the researcher and
the symbol was designed by Philip Corneiro.
The proposal was favorably accepted by the Legislature
on December 10, 1970 and unanimously passed on
December 21, 1970, as Bill 4705. On December 30,
1970, Bill 4705 was approved by Governor Melvin
Evans and became Act 2908. The Symbol of Office,
24 | Official Program Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq.Official Seals
the Se a l of t he Th e 2 019 I n a u g u r a l S e a l
U. S . V i r g i n I s l a n d s
On June 8, 1990, the seal designed by Mitch Davis and The 2019 Inaugural Seal reflects the vision and
Donald Cole was chosen by the Great Seal Commission commitment of the Bryan/Roach Administration to a
to become the official Seal of the Virgin Islands. brighter future for all Virgin Islanders.
According to Bill 18-0062, the design is described as
follows: Majestically crowned at the top of the seal are four
yellow cedar flowers, the official flower of the U.S. Virgin
“ ...In the foreground, a yellow breast (Coereba Flaveola), Islands. Each represents a major island of the territory –
the official bird of the Virgin Islands, perched on a St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, and Water Island.
branch of the yellow cedar (Tecoma Stans), the official
The backdrop of flowing lines depicts the beautiful
flower of the Virgin Islands, on the left end of which are
Caribbean Sea stamped with the U.S. Virgin Islands
three flowers, three seed pods and, on the right, three
Coat of Arms adopted for the national flag in 1921.
leaves of the plant. In the background, surrounding the
bird and plant, are three islands representing the three Below are the words, “United in Pride and Hope”, the
major islands of the United States Virgin Islands, one official motto of the Islands that serves as a reminder that
with a sugar mill located on it, representing St. Croix, this is a territory of varied and unified races, religions,
another with the Annaberg ruins, representing St. nationalities, and beliefs working together every day for
John, and the third with the Capitol Building, behind prosperity.
which are the flags of the United States of America and
The vibrant golden stars prominently positioned in an
the Dannebrog, representing St. Thomas. A sailboat is
arc surrounding all of the collective elements of this seal,
also located in the harbor of the island representing St.
represent the now nine elected Governors of the U.S.
Thomas. A scroll bearing the words, ‘United in Pride and
Virgin Islands and the swathe of protection and guidance
Hope’, is located on the lower edge of the design directly
they execute.
below the island representing St. Croix. Encircling the
above described design the words ‘Government of ’ are
inscribed in the upper portion of the circle, and the words
‘The United States Virgin Islands’ are inscribed in the
lower portion of the circle.”
Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. Official Program | 25Government House, St. Thomas
21-22 Kongens Gade, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
The cornerstone for Government House was laid in a Designed by Otto Marstrand, Government House
ceremony on April 8, 1865. Work on the house, which is a large formal three story building of brick with
was built to replace an earlier structure of 1819, was Neo-classical detailing of quoins, belt coursing and an
interrupted by the death of the contractor, Richard elaborate projecting cornice of brick with dentil course.
Bright. The building was finally completed in 1867 by There is a low hip roof behind the brick parapet. The
George Nunes & Co. most outstanding feature is the ornate cast-iron porch on
the first and second stories.
During the time of construction, the Governor-General
lived on St. Croix; therefore, from 1867 it was the home On the first floor are the administrative offices and on
and office of the Vice Governor, who was also the the second floor a large formal ballroom and state dining
President of the Colonial Council of St. Thomas and room. The third floor which now houses the Governor’s
St. John. When the capital of the Danish West Indies executive staff served as the private residence of the
was moved from St. Croix, back to St. Thomas in 1871, Governor from 1871 to 1994.
Government House became the official residence of the
Governor and the focus of official life on St. Thomas.
26 | Official Program Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq.The Lieutenant Governor’s Building
18 Kongens Gade, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
The large impressive building housing the offices of the supporting a second story roofed balcony with ornate
Lieutenant Governor was built as the private home of cast-iron columns and railings. The first floor balcony also
Jacob Mendes daCosta, a wealthy merchant, in the early has ornate cast-iron railings.
1830s. In 1859, Mr. DaCosta rented the house to a local
Although the interior has been greatly altered to
Masonic Lodge, Harmonic Lodge 356, for the sum of
accommodate offices, the ‘rotunda’ on the second
$65.00 a month. The Masons held dedication ceremonies
floor is one of the building’s most interesting features
and a banquet on March 20 of that year. In 1873, the
and remains practically unchanged since its original
property was sold and the Lodge moved to another site.
construction.
In 1877, the building was acquired by the Government
on behalf of the Colonial Treasury. It later became
administrative offices for the Government after 1906.
The three-story structure is built with Neo-classical
details such as a heavily molded cornice with dentils
and horizontal banding between floors. A large entrance
portico has four round columns, with Doric capitals,
Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. Official Program | 27Government House, St. Croix
King Street 7-8, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Government House on the corner of King Street and Several architectural styles are reflected in the appearance
Queens Cross Street served as both a residence for of Government House. The Schopen house on King
governors of the Danish West Indies and as Colonial Street has ornate Baroque detailing characteristic of
offices during the Danish era. The large structure, which early 18th century architecture. The 1830s additions,
occupies almost the entire block, is actually two houses such as the entrance pavilion and gallery linking the two
joined by an open gallery. The largest house was built in buildings, reflect classical details, which are scaled to
1747 and purchased from a prominent merchant, Johan harmonize with the earlier house. The Sobotker house
Wilbem Schopen, in 1771. The other house, built in is simpler with its Neo-classical details. Government
1794-97, was purchased in 1826 from the owner, Major House underwent extensive restoration in 1939 and most
Adam Sobotker, a merchant and army officer. recently in 1995.
Both houses underwent major remodeling in the 1830s .
including additions of the massive entrance stairs and
entrance pavilion, a ballroom on the second floor and the
gallery joining the two buildings. This remodeling was
credited to Governor-General Peter von Scholten.
In 1871, the capital of the Danish West Indies was
transferred back to St. Thomas and Government House
on St. Croix no longer served as the official residence
of the Governor. It continued, however, to house
functioning government offices.
28 | Official Program Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq.Arthur Abel Complex
Hospital Street 58-59, Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
The Arthur Abel Complex, formerly known as the the Danish School, and years of near abandonment and
Danish School, was built by the chief Danish civil decay followed.
authority Byfoged Eylitz as a residence and offices in
In 2008, the structure was fully restored. The project
1799. At one time, the building served as a military
involved reconstructing and stabilizing the two-story
hospital, giving the street to its east the name Hospital
ruin back to its Neo-classical design to be used as offices
Street. In 1835, it was purchased by the King of
for the Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands and his
Denmark and later became part of the von Scholten
staff. The first floor includes a reception room, along
school system.
with other offices. A separate outbuilding, a kitchen,
Realizing that education was an important feature in any was also restored and a new second floor was added to
society, the Danish King and then Governor-General accommodate a public meeting room.
Peter von Scholten put together the Country School
The building was renamed the Arthur Abel Complex in
Ordinance of 1839, which established a free compulsory
September of 2009. The restored Neo-classical building,
school system for children of enslaved and lower classes.
known as The Danish School, is once again serving
To provide facilities for this educational purpose, the
the community as a prominent government structure,
ordinance mandated the construction of 17 schools
providing a celebration site, offices, and a public meeting
in the Danish West Indies. The building that would
venue.
house the Danish School in Frederiksted was restored
as one of those schools. The building remained a school
after the transfer of the Virgin Islands to the United
States in 1917 and until the1960s. It was occupied by
government offices in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1989,
St. Croix suffered the worst of Hurricane Hugo, as did
Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. Official Program | 29The Battery
Cruz Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
The Cruz Bay Battery, originally known as Christianfort, A plaque is set on the courtyard wall as a memento of
is an important reminder of the Danish Colonial era. The the dedication of the Battery. The inscription in Danish
Battery was one of several fortifications on or near St. is hardly legible today but in 1974 it was translated by
John used during that period. Kenneth Olwig. It reads:
Constructed in 1825 as a result of the 1733 slave “The island of St. John has Governor Peter C. F. von
rebellion, the Cruz Bay Battery housed a fortified Scholten to thank for this fortified house of Arrest. It
courthouse and public prison. It was dedicated on was constructed by the Freedman James Wright born
December 5 of that year in a ceremony that was attended on St. John, who thereafter earned his Freedom with
not only by the Vice Governor of St. Thomas, Peter von the Enterprise and good Behavior which gained his
Scholten, but also by Governor-General J.F. Bardenfleth Superiors’ Favor and his Fellow Citizens’ respect, among
of St. Croix. During that period, the three islands were whom he holds the position of First Lieutenant in the
governed by a Governor-General with a Vice Governor Fire Brigade on St. Thomas 1825.”
over St. Thomas and St. John. Peter von Scholten later
became Governor-General and was responsible for
freeing the enslaved Africans in the Danish West Indies The Battery has two floors. The prison cells were on
in1848. the bottom floor, and the second floor, originally the
courthouse, was soon converted as the residence of the
James Wright, a former slave and master mason, built Administrator. Although the building has been altered
the Battery at the order of Peter von Scholten. Wright many times, much of the original character remains.
was born enslaved in 1775 on St. John. Around 1796, Today the Battery serves as the Office of the Governor
he joined the ranks of the free colored by purchasing on St. John, and houses the Administrator’s offices,
his freedom from wages earned as a carpenter. He also as well as other Government agencies. From 1825 to
served in the fire brigade and later received the Order of the present, it continues to be the location of official
the Knight of Dannebrog for heroism while fighting a functions on the island of St. John.
fire in 1832 on St. Thomas.
30 | Official Program Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq.Catharineberg Estate
Dronningens Quarter, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
The house at Catharineberg, or Denmark Hill, was
built in 1830 by Hans Henrik Berg, the Danish Vice-
Governor of St. Thomas. As the owner of four other
plantations, including Annaberg and Leinster Bay on
St. John, Berg was wealthy enough to construct this
architectural showpiece. As second in command, Berg
was frequently elevated to Acting Governor due to
absences of the Governor. On these occasions, he enjoyed Exterior Photo by Earle Ottley and Interior Photo by Clara Freeman
entertaining at Catharineberg’s 170-acre estate, one of
the most beautiful settings in the Virgin Islands. Greek revival details include the columned portico and
widely projecting, elaborately molded cornice crowned
After becoming Governor in 1862, Hans Henrik Berg by a decorated parapet wall. The corners of the wall are
died in April of that same year. Between 1864 and emphasized by acroterian design, or specially sculptured
1898, the estate had several different owners. In 1898, stonework. The impressive double staircase at the east
it became the property of Louis Delinois, who passed it entrance remains an interesting feature of this 19th
by deed of gift to the Roman Catholic Congregation on century country home.
September 11, 1913 to be used as a hospital. The estate,
however, was given back to his widow, Anna Marie On March 17, 1993, Catharineberg was acquired by the
Delinois, in 1916 because the Church could not afford Government of the Virgin Islands with the purchase
to operate a hospital at that time. The property was then of the West Indian Company holdings in Charlotte
sold to the West Indian Company on December 24, Amalie. Since its acquisition by the Government, this
1917 and was used after that date as the residence of the historic mansion has served as the private residence of
Danish Consul. several governors and as an official venue for receptions
hosted by the Governor’s Office. Government House on
Catharineberg is an architectural gem built with a Kongens Gade, by Virgin Islands Law, still serves as the
mixture of Greek and Georgian revival styles. Some of its official residence of the Governor today.
Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. Official Program | 31Sion Farm
Queens Quarter Estate 26, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Photo by Charles Peters
On February 15, 1738, John Madox, originally from the The original great house at Sion Farm where the planters
British island of St. Kitts, bought Estate Queens Quarter lived is now owned by the Virgin Islands Government.
twenty-six from the Danish West Indies and Guinea In true West Indian style, this two story house has a hip
Company. Madox had a difficult time on his estate due roof, outer shutters, a pedimented portico and quoins
to a lack of the necessary number of enslaved persons to on the corners. Sion Farm serves as the residence of the
work the land. Lieutenant Governor on St. Croix.
He finally sold the estate in 1750 to one Nicholas Tuite,
a wealthy Catholic from the island of Montserrat, who
moved to St. Croix in order to practice his religion
freely. At this time, the estate had twenty-five slaves.
Nicholas’s brother, Robert, soon joined him. Because of
their experience in sugar production, the estate became
extremely productive and their slave population grew
to two hundred and eighty-three. They bought the
adjoining estate and one became known as Sion Farm
and the other as Sion Hill.
Photo by Burton Edney, Jr.
32 | Official Program Inauguration 2019 | Governor Albert Bryan Jr. & Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq.Schedule of Events
S u n d a y , J a n u a r y 6 , 2 019 | S t . C r o i x
Unity Praise and Worship Service
City of Refuge Worship Center, Barren Spot, Kingshill | 3:00 pm
M o n d a y , J a n u a r y 7, 2 019 | S t . Th o m a s
Inaugural Mass
Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Charlotte Amalie | 8:00 am
Inaugural Ceremony
David Monsanto Bandstand, Emancipation Garden | 10:30 am
Military Parade
12:30 pm
Open House Reception
Fort Christian | 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Inaugural Ball
Mark C. Marin Center | 8:00 pm – 12:00 am
Tu e s d a y , J a n u a r y 8 , 2 019 | S t . C r o i x
Post Inaugural Ecumenical Service
St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Barren Spot, Kingshill | 9:00 am
Military Parade
Frederiksted | 11:00 am
Post Inaugural Ceremony
Bandstand, Buddhoe Park, Frederiksted | 12:00 pm
Open House Reception
Government House, Christiansted | 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Inaugural Ball
Tradewinds Flight Center | 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
W e d n e s d a y , J a n u a r y 9, 2 019 | S t . J o h n
Post Inaugural Ecumenical Service
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Cruz Bay | 10:00 am
Post Inaugural Ceremony
Franklin A. Powell, Sr. Park, Cruz Bay | 11:30 am
Open House Reception
Mongoose Junction, Cruz Bay | 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Inaugural Ball
The Grand Vic | 7:00 pm – 12:00 amUnity Praise and Worship Service
S u n d a y , J a n u a r y 6 , 2 019 | 3 : 0 0 p m
Cit y of R e f u g e W o r s h i p C e n t e r , B a r r e n S p o t, K i n g s h i l l , S t. C r o i x
Welcome Presentation of Flowers
Adrienne L. Williams-Octalien to Mrs. Yolanda Cabodevilla-Bryan
Carmen Barreiros
Invocation
Pastor John Gilbert Liturgical Dance
Frederiksted Baptist Church Praise Dancers
Friedensburg Moravian Church
Praise and Worship
Victorious Believers Praise Team Prayer for the USVI Legislature
Pastor Esron Grey
Prayer for St. John New Testament Church of God
Pastor Thelma Louis
Prayer House of Faith Musical Selection
United Praise
Musical Selection
St. Patrick School Steel Orchestra Prayer for the Administration
Reverend Dr. Errol Conner
Prayer for St. Thomas Nisky Moravian Church
Pastor Jerry Lanquedoc
Philadelphia Seventh Day Adventist Church Musical Selection
UVI Voices
Musical Selection
Lorna Freeman Unity Prayer
Pastor Israel Cruz Taylor
Prayer for St. Croix Iglesia De Dios, Sol de Justicia
Pastor John Briscoe Pastor Reginald Perry
Refuge Tabernacle Church USVI Victorious Believers Ministry
Musical Selection Musical Selection
Lansiquot Sisters Lorna Freeman & UVI Voices
Presentation of Flowers Benediction
to Mrs. Iona Roach Pastor Gerald Williams
Nailah El-Amin Lord God of Sabaoth Lutheran Church
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