Editing Nicholas Liverpool (section)

== Biography ==
In 1957, Liverpool entered the [[University of Hull]] and obtained an [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]] (Hons.) degree in 1960. He was called to the bar at [[Inner Temple]] in 1961. He received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] degree from [[University of Sheffield]] in 1965.<ref>[http://www.presidentoffice.gov.dm/cv.htm "Curriculum Vitae of Dr. N.J.O. Liverpool, D.A.H. President of the Commonwealth of Dominica"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928132927/http://www.presidentoffice.gov.dm/cv.htm |date=28 September 2008 }}, President's Office. Accessed 26 July 2008.</ref> After returning to the Caribbean, he spent 18 years as a law lecturer at the [[University of the West Indies]] in Barbados and in 1992 became dean of its law school. He served as a regional judge and then an appeal court judge in several countries in the Caribbean including [[Belize]] and [[Grenada]]. He also served as a high court judge in [[Antigua]] and [[Montserrat]] and served on a number of tribunals and commissions for legal reform. In 2002 he was chairman of the constitutional review commission for Grenada.<ref>Turner, Barry, eds. ''The Statesman's Yearbook 2010: The Politics, Cultures And Economies of the World''. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, p. 405.</ref> The [[University of Hull]] awarded him a degree of Doctor of Laws in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/law-school/alumni/liverpool_nicholas.aspx|title=His Excellency Dr Nicholas Liverpool DAH, OCC|publisher=[[University of Hull]]|accessdate=7 June 2015|date=6 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611062312/http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/law-school/alumni/liverpool_nicholas.aspx|archive-date=11 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Liverpool became Ambassador to the United States in March 1998,<ref>[https://2001-2009.state.gov/s/cpr/91604.htm List of Dominican ambassadors to the United States], U.S. State Department website.</ref> serving in that capacity until 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=His Excellency Dr. Nicholas J. O. Liverpool D.A.H. O.C.C.|url=http://www.presidentoffice.gov.dm|work=Office of the President of Dominica}}</ref>
[[File:Nicholas J O Liverpool with Obamas.jpg|thumb|President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with Nicholas J O Liverpool, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica, and his wife, Mrs. Verna Liverpool.]]

In the same year as elected president, Liverpool was awarded the [[Dominica Award of Honour]]. Between 2002 and 2003 he also served as a Member of the UNESCO governing board. In July 2008 he agreed to serve a second term as president upon the expiration of his first term, following a joint nomination by [[Prime Minister of Dominica|Prime Minister]] [[Roosevelt Skerrit]] and [[Leader of the Opposition (Dominica)|Opposition Leader]] [[Earl Williams (politician)|Earl Williams]].<ref>[http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-9404--31-31--.html "Dominica's president to serve second term"]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, caribbeannetnews.com, 26 July 2008.</ref>

Nicholas Liverpool died on 1 June 2015 in [[Miami]], Florida, where he was receiving medical treatment. He was 80 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Former-head-of-state-dies|work=Jamaica Observer|title=Former head of state dies|accessdate=7 June 2015|date=1 June 2015}}</ref>