Mizpah Tertullien Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mizpah Tertullien Obituary. legacy.com. 12 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Former Senator Mizpah Tertullien laid to rest. tribune242.com. 12 February 2018.
  3. Web site: PLP’s Betrayal of the Movement for Equality. www.bahamapundit.com. 12 February 2018.