Tacius Golding Explained

Tacius Golding (8 November 1900 – 6 October 1995) was a Jamaican politician, born in Bellas Gate, St. Catherine, Jamaica.[1] [2] He was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 1949,[2] and he served continuously until 1972. He was Speaker of the House from 1962 to 1967. A school is named after him in Jamaica.[3] His son, Bruce Golding, was Jamaica's 8th Prime Minister.[4] He died in 1995.[5]

The Tacius Golding School was named after Golding.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The British Caribbean Who, What, why. Smith. Lloyd Sydney. 1955.
  2. News: Tanna. Laura. Politics in his blood. Jamaica Gleaner. October 24, 2004. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002000829/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20041024/lead/lead5.html. October 2, 2011.
  3. Book: Clifton Cameron. The Making of a Jamaican Don: Spanner's Views on Dons, Corrupt Politicians, and Public Officials. 18 November 2010. iUniverse. 978-1-4502-7046-5. 114.
  4. Web site: Profiles of Cabinet Ministers . 2010-09-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100521172128/http://www.jis.gov.jm/minister%20profiles/html/0a.htm . 2010-05-21 .
  5. Web site: Caribbean Insight. 1995.

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