Tom Tavares-Finson Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator the Honourable
Thomas Tavares-Finson
Honorific-Suffix:OJ, CD, KC, JP
Office:President of the Senate of Jamaica
Term Start:10 March 2016
Predecessor:Floyd Morris
Party:Jamaica Labour Party
Birth Date:1953 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Kingston, Colony of Jamaica
Spouse:Rose Tavares-Finson
Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare (1981–1995)
Profession:Attorney-At-Law

Thomas "Tom" Tavares-Finson (born 7 July 1953) is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and President of the Senate of Jamaica.

Biography

Tavares-Finson was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Son of White Englishman, George Frank Finson[1] and White Jamaican, Hyacinth Lelia Tavares-Finson.[2] He was educated at the Jamaica College; McMaster University (Ontario, Canada); the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London; and the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.[3]

He is a member of the Bar Association of Jamaica, the Advocates Association of Jamaica, and the Lay Magistrates’ Association. He is also a member of the Senate and of the Central Executive & Standing Committee of the Jamaica Labour Party.

Senator Tavares-Finson has been a nominated commissioner of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica since 2006 and previously served as a member of the Electoral Advisory Committee from 2005–2006.

He also serves as a Director at D.C. Tavares & Finson Co. Ltd.[4] He is married to Rose Tavares-Finson, née Costantini. They have a daughter named Capri (2001) and a son named Roman (2003).

He has a son Christian (1982) and a daughter Leah (1986) from a previous marriage to Cindy Breakspeare. During that marriage, he was the stepfather of Damian Marley.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.geni.com/people/George-Finson/6000000119098773835
  2. https://www.geni.com/people/Hyacinth-Finson/6000000119098654871
  3. Web site: Tom Tavares-Finson . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120105195830/http://www.eoj.com.jm/content-140-170.htm . 2012-01-05 . Electoral Commission of Jamaica.
  4. Web site: 2012-01-06 . Government and Opposition name senators . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140504191715/http://stationwww.iriefm.net/news/headline/government-and-opposition-name-senators . 2014-05-04 . Irie FM.
  5. Web site: 2014-02-24 . Cindy says goodbye to Bob, pays tribute to Tom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729061519/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140224/ent/ent3.html . 2024-07-29 . 2024-07-29 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.