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Jamaican Biographies

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Bennett, Hazel Eloise

Herbert Henry McKenley

Herbert Henry McKenley

Ina Josephine Glasspole nee Kinlocke

Ina Josephine Glasspole nee Kinlocke

Edwin Allen, B.A, JP

Edwin Allen, B.A, JP

Mabel Blanche Allen

Mabel Blanche Allen

John Alexander Aarons

John Alexander Aarons

Cecil Lloyd Allen Jr.

Cecil Lloyd Allen Jr.

Percival Augustus Aiken

Percival Augustus Aiken

Thomas Newton Aguilar

Thomas Newton Aguilar

Harold Egbert Allan (Sir)

Harold Egbert Allan (Sir)

Eric M. Allen (Dr.)

Eric M. Allen (Dr.)

Ivy Sylvia Lucille Cooke nee Tai

Ivy Sylvia Lucille Cooke nee Tai

Isaac Mendes Belisario

Isaac Mendes Belisario

Howard Cooke

Howard Cooke

Harold Aarons

Harold Aarons

Gilbert Allen (Dr.)

Gilbert Allen (Dr.)

Garnet Allen, Jr.

Garnet Allen, Jr.

Everard Francis Aguilar

Everard Francis Aguilar

Ena Blanche Allen

Ena Blanche Allen

Edward Alston Cecil Baugh

Edward Alston Cecil Baugh

Edward Victor Vivian Allen

Edward Victor Vivian Allen

Edris Elaine Allan

Edris Elaine Allan

Cleveland James Allen (Dr.)

Cleveland James Allen (Dr.)

Answorth Allen

Answorth Allen

Dr. Amza Ali

Dr. Amza Ali

Alexander Aguilar

Alexander Aguilar

Millicent Small (1946 – 2020)

Millicent Small (1946 – 2020)

Marjorie Prentice Saunders  (1913-2009)

Marjorie Prentice Saunders (1913-2009)

Dr. Cicely Delphine Williams, OM, CMG (1893 – 1992)

Dr. Cicely Delphine Williams, OM, CMG (1893 – 1992)

Manley Elisha West (1929 – 2012)

Manley Elisha West (1929 – 2012)

Rev. Henry Ward (1879 – 1981)

Rev. Henry Ward (1879 – 1981)

Courtney Walsh (1962 –  )

Courtney Walsh (1962 – )

Mrs. Amy Blanche Robertson (1926 – 2007)

His Excellency The Most Honourable Professor Kenneth O. Hall, ON, OJ (1941 –   )

His Excellency The Most Honourable Professor Kenneth O. Hall, ON, OJ (1941 – )

The Hon. Mr. Justice Edward Zacca (1931 –  )

The Hon. Mr. Justice Edward Zacca (1931 – )

Sir Hans Sloane  (1660-1753)

Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753)

The Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller (1945 –  )

The Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller (1945 – )

Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock (1902-2000)

Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock (1902-2000)

The Rt. Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer  (1923 – 2004)

The Rt. Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer (1923 – 2004)

The Most Hon. Edward Phillip George Seaga, ON, P.C., LL.D. (Hon.) (1930 – )

The Most Hon. Edward Phillip George Seaga, ON, P.C., LL.D. (Hon.) (1930 – )

Mary Seacole (1805-1881)

Mary Seacole (1805-1881)

The Rt. Hon. Sir Donald Sangster (1911 – 1967)

The Rt. Hon. Sir Donald Sangster (1911 – 1967)

Oliver Samuels (1948 – )

Oliver Samuels (1948 – )

Dr. Joyce Lilieth Robinson  OJ, CD, MBE, FLA, LLD (Hon.)  (1925 – 2013)

Dr. Joyce Lilieth Robinson OJ, CD, MBE, FLA, LLD (Hon.) (1925 – 2013)

Walter Adolphe Roberts (1886 – 1962)

Walter Adolphe Roberts (1886 – 1962)

Victor Stafford Reid (1913 – 1987)

Victor Stafford Reid (1913 – 1987)

The Rt. Hon. Percival James Patterson (1935 –  )

The Rt. Hon. Percival James Patterson (1935 – )

Cyril Everard Palmer (1930 –  )

Cyril Everard Palmer (1930 – )

Kenneth Khouri (1917 – 2003)

Kenneth Khouri (1917 – 2003)

Sir Anthony Musgrave  (1828-1888)

Sir Anthony Musgrave (1828-1888)

Mervyn Morris (1937 –  )

Mervyn Morris (1937 – )

Una Maud Marson (1905-1965)

Una Maud Marson (1905-1965)

Alvin Marriot  (1902 – 1992)

Alvin Marriot (1902 – 1992)

Robert Nesta Marley (1945-1981)

Robert Nesta Marley (1945-1981)

The Rt. Hon. Norman Washington Manley (1893 – 1969)

The Rt. Hon. Norman Washington Manley (1893 – 1969)

The Most Honourable Michael Manley (1924-1997)

The Most Honourable Michael Manley (1924-1997)

Edna Manley (1900 – 1987)

Edna Manley (1900 – 1987)

Claude McKay (1889 – 1948)

Claude McKay (1889 – 1948)

Robert Love  (1839-1914)

Robert Love (1839-1914)

George Lisle, [Liele]  (1750-1826)

George Lisle, [Liele] (1750-1826)

Easton Lee  (1931 – 2021 )

Easton Lee (1931 – 2021 )

William Knibb  (1803-1845)

William Knibb (1803-1845)

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd   (1808 – 1889)

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd (1808 – 1889)

Mallica ‘Kapo’ Reynolds  (1911-1989)

Mallica ‘Kapo’ Reynolds (1911-1989)

Thomas Phillip Lecky , Ph.D., O. B. E, O. M. (1904 – 1994)

Thomas Phillip Lecky , Ph.D., O. B. E, O. M. (1904 – 1994)

Kenneth Everard Niven Ingram (1921-2007)

Kenneth Everard Niven Ingram (1921-2007)

Charles Hyatt (1931-2007)

Charles Hyatt (1931-2007)

Albert Huie (1920 – 2010)

Albert Huie (1920 – 2010)

Andrew Holness (1972 – )

Andrew Holness (1972 – )

James Hakewill  (1778-1843)

James Hakewill (1778-1843)

Dudley Ransford Brandyee Grant (1915-1988)

Dudley Ransford Brandyee Grant (1915-1988)

Philip Henry Gosse (1810 – 1888)

Philip Henry Gosse (1810 – 1888)

Honourable Orette Bruce Golding M.P. (1947 – )

Honourable Orette Bruce Golding M.P. (1947 – )

Sir Florizel Glasspole (1909-2000)

Sir Florizel Glasspole (1909-2000)

Leonie Forbes (1937- 2022)

Leonie Forbes (1937- 2022)

Professor Daphne Douglas (1924- )

Professor Daphne Douglas (1924- )

Frank Cundall (1858 – 1937)

Frank Cundall (1858 – 1937)

Sir Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke ON, CD, GCMG, GCVO  (1915 – 2014)

Sir Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke ON, CD, GCMG, GCVO (1915 – 2014)

Samuel Carter  (1919 – 2002)

Samuel Carter (1919 – 2002)

The Honourable Gladys Maud Bustamante O.J., J.P.  (1912- 2009)

The Honourable Gladys Maud Bustamante O.J., J.P. (1912- 2009)

The Rt. Hon. Sir Alexander Bustamante (1884 – 1977)

The Rt. Hon. Sir Alexander Bustamante (1884 – 1977)

Evon Blake (1906-1988)

Evon Blake (1906-1988)

Rt. Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett Coverley (1919 – 2006)

Rt. Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett Coverley (1919 – 2006)

Isaac Mendez Belisario

Isaac Mendez Belisario

Edward Alston Cecil Baugh, C.D., B.A., M.A., Ph.D.  (1936 – )

Edward Alston Cecil Baugh, C.D., B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (1936 – )

Cecil Baugh (1909-2005)

Cecil Baugh (1909-2005)

Amy Bailey (1895 – 1990)

Amy Bailey (1895 – 1990)

Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD  (1951- )

Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD (1951- )

Carlton Alexander (1916 – 1989)

Carlton Alexander (1916 – 1989)

Eric Anthony Abrahams  (1940-2011)

Eric Anthony Abrahams (1940-2011)

NETTLEFORD, Rex — Choreography, Education (1933 – 2010)

NETTLEFORD, Rex — Choreography, Education (1933 – 2010)

Elsa Aarons

Elsa Aarons