Bird, Vere Cornwall, 1909-1999

found: Coram, R. Caribbean time bomb, 1993:CIP pref. (Vere Cornwall Bird, prime minister of Antigua; commonly known as V.C. Bird)

found: Personalities Caribbean, 1982-1983:(Bird, Hon. Vere Cornwall, MP; b. Antigua, 1909)

found: Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 6, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Bird, Vere Cornwall; prime minister; born 1909 in Antigua and Barbuda ; began his political career in 1939 as a member of the newly created Antigua Trade and Labor Union; founded the Antigua Labour Party (ALP); was elected to the Legislative Council, the governing body of the island, in 1945; held the posts of chief minister (1960-1967) and premier (1967-1971); after a five-year hiatus, he again came to power in 1976; in 1981, when Antigua and Barbuda gained independence from Britain, he became the country's first prime minister and held the post until his retirement in 1994; died 1999 in St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda, Holberton Hospital)