Robinson Marlowe

Robinson Spencer Marlowe (2 June 1862- 27 October 1929) was a Galantian politician and the first President of Marigalante. During his many years in politics, he pushed for self-government in Marigalante, achieved in 1906.

Early life
Robinson S. Marlowe was the youngest of nine children, born to Joseph Spencer Marlow of Capesterre and Jamia Clarke of Grand Bourg. He grew up in a small house on Naval Street in Capesterre. His father, a white lawyer, served as a judge on the island, and his mother, of Afro-Galantian origin, sold fish.

Early career
In 1880, Robinson's father sent him to study law in Mariana, at the time being the first "black" to graduate from the Royal University of Palma. He chose not to become a judge like his father, but instead as a lawyer representing people in court.

Political career
In the spring of 1892, along with Gregory Porter and Garrat Gail-Hodges, he founded the Galantian Democratic Society, an organization to achieve some method of self-government and democracy in the colony.