Page "History of Grenada" Paragraph 13

The 1901 census showed that the population of the colony was 63, 438.

In 1917 Theophilus A. Marryshow founded the Representative Government Association ( RGA ) to agitate for a new and participative constitutional dispensation for the Grenadian people.

Partly as a result of Marryshow's lobbying the Wood Commission of 1921-1922 concluded that Grenada was ready for constitutional reform in the form of a ' modified ' Crown Colony government.

This modification granted Grenadians from 1925 the right to elect 5 of the 15 members of the Legislative Council, on a restricted property franchise enabling the wealthiest 4 % of Grenadian adults to vote.

In 1928 electricity was installed in St. George's.

In 1943 Pearls Airport was opened.

On 5 August 1944 the Island Queen schooner disappeared with the loss of all 56 passengers and 11 crew.