Mizpah Tertullien | |
Office: | 3rd female and former senator of the Bahamas |
Birth Date: | 1930 |
Birth Place: | Ragged Island |
Death Place: | Blue Hill Estates |
Party: | Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) |
Spouse: | Egbert |
Children: | Adopted Daughter: Alice Tertullien |
Mizpah Tertullien (1930 - 2015) was a psychologist and senator of the Bahamas.
Tertullien grew up on Ragged Island and graduated from the state high school. She ran as the Progressive Liberal Party in 1972 (losing to Sir Roland Symonette. She subsequently served as a senator for ten years.
She died on 29 May 2015, receiving a state funeral at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Hill.[1] The Prime Minister Perry Christie said she "contributed significantly to the development of the modern Bahamas in a variety of spheres", praising her political activism and career in law and media.[2]