Grantley Herbert Adams and The List (company)

Sir Grantley Herbert Adams, CMG, QC (28 April 1898 – 28 November 1971), was a Barbadian and British West Indian statesmen. Adams was a founder of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP).

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Political life 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 References

Biography

Grantley Herbert Adams was born at Colliston, Government Hill, St. Michael, on 28 April 1898. He was the third child of seven born to Fitzherbert Adams and the former Rosa Frances Turney. Grantley was educated at St. Giles and at Harrison College in Barbados. In 1918 he won the Barbados Scholarship and departed the following year for his undergraduate studies at Oxford University. Adams played a single match of first-class cricket for Barbados during the 1925–26 season, as a wicket-keeper against British Guiana in the Inter-Colonial Tournament.

Adams was married to Grace Thorne in 1929 at St. John's Church. Their only child, Tom, himself won the Barbados Scholarship, and attended Oxford to become a lawyer. Tom Adams would later be elected as Barbados' second Prime Minister in 1976. Political life

Adams was president of the Barbados Workers' Union (BWU) from 1941 to 1954. While being a staunch supporter of the , Adams and his party also demanded more rights for the poor and for the people. Progress toward a more democratic government in Barbados was made in 1942, when the exclusive income qualification was lowered and women were given the right to vote. By 1949 governmental control was wrested from the planters.

Adams became the Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation, defeating Ashford Sinanan by two votes. (Sinanan went on to serve as Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad's Democratic Labour Party.) Adams served this role from 1958 to 1962; Barbados was one of the ten provinces of the West Indies Federation, an organisation doomed by nationalistic attitudes and by the fact that its members, as British colonies, held limited legislative power.

As Premier of Barbados, his leadership failed in attempts to form unions such as the BWU, and his continued defence of the monarchy was used by his opponents as evidence that he was no longer in touch with the needs of his country. Errol Walton Barrow, a fervent reformer, became the new people's advocate. Barrow had left the BLP and formed the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) as a liberal alternative to Adams' conservative government. Barrow instituted many progressive social programmes, including free education for all Barbadians, and the School Meals system. By 1961, Barrow had replaced Adams as Premier and the DLP controlled the government. Legacy

Grantley Adams International Airport, formerly Seawell Airport, located in Christ Church, Barbados, was named after the former Prime Minister in 1976. A statue in honour of Adams is located in front of Government Headquarters at Bay Street, St. Michael.

Adams is one of Barbados' National Heroes.

He was the father of Barbados' second Prime Minister following independence, the late J. M. G. "Tom" Adams.

Grantley Adams was buried in Bridgetown, Barbados, at the churchyard of the Anglican Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels on Saint Michael's Row. See also Politics of Barbados List of Premiers/Prime Ministers of Barbados

The List (company) and Grantley Herbert Adams

Operations

The List is a premier subscription‐based, sales intelligence resource for companies targeting North American marketing, advertising, and media decision makers. The List maintains a large relational database of in-depth company profiles and information of corporations, advertising agencies, marketing agencies, and decision maker contacts in the U.S. and Canada.

Verified every 120 days, the majority of subscribers to The List are business development professionals seeking leads for ad agency business development, ad sales, sports and event sponsorships, recruiting, and other marketing opportunities. Origins

The List was founded in 1995. Todd Knutson became President and owner in 2000. Knutson’s entrepreneurial bent started at an early age. His later background in marketing, sales management and lead generation attracted him to the opportunity of providing contact information and intelligence to business development professionals in the advertising, marketing and media industry. Expansion

The List has grown 33% in the last three years, and the company has been included in Inc. magazine's fastest growing private companies in 2009, 2010, and 2011.

In July 2012, The List integrated a digital display advertising aggregation tool from SaaS company, Moat, which allows users of The List's platform to access advertising sales leads data, as well as current and past digital display ads and advertisement publisher and placement information. Headquarters

Located in Atlanta, GA, The List moved its headquarters into a 10,000 square foot space in Buckhead in January 2011. Awards and Honors

In 2012, The List was named one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies To Work For in Atlanta by 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™. External links The List - official website Interview with Samantha Slabaugh, The List
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