John Henry Bostwick Explained

John Henry Bostwick
Office1:President of the Senate of the Bahamas
Primeminister1:Hubert Ingraham
Term Start1:1992
Term End1:2002
Predecessor1:Edwin Coleby
Successor1:Sharon R. Wilson
Birth Date:3 May 1939
Party:Free National Movement

John Henry Bostwick, KC is Bahamian politician and former President of the Senate of the Bahamas.

Bostwick was born 3 May 1939. He has degree from University of Exeter, England. He has worked as barrister-at-law and partner in law firm Bostwick and Bostwick. He was president of The Bahamas Bar Association from 1991 to 1995. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1994.

Bostwick was a member of Free National Movement[1] until 1975. In 1975 he formed a splintered party Bahamas Democratic Party. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly from 1976 to 1979. Bahamas Democratic Party eventually merged back to Free National Movement in 1981.[2] He was briefly again appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in November 1981.[3]

Bostwick was a member of the Senate of the Bahamas from 1972 to 1977 and 1992 to 2002.[4] He was President of the Senate of the Bahamas[5] from 1992 to 2002.

He has been married to Janet Bostwick (née Musgrove). and they have four children.[6] In 2020, he was awarded Companion of the Order of the Bahamas.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McCartney . Donald M. . Bahamian Culture and Factors which Impact Upon it: A Compilation of Two Essays . Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. . en . 2004.
  2. Web site: Bute . Evangeline . Harmer . H. J. P. . The Black Handbook: The People, History and Politics of Africa and the African Diaspora . Bloomsbury Publishing . en . 6 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Daily Report: Latin America . Foreign Broadcast Information Service . en . November 1981.
  4. Web site: The American Bar . J.C. Fifield Company . en . 2009.
  5. Web site: The Bahamas Government . The Bahamas Government . 2 February 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020202072547/http://www.bahamasnet.com/government/w.senators1.html . 2002-02-02 .
  6. Web site: Remarks on the Right Hon. Dame Janet G. Bostwick's 40th Election Anniversary . ZNS BAHAMAS . 8 June 2022.
  7. Web site: Ten Bahamians awarded National Honours . Eye Witness News . 20 November 2020.

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