List of presidents of the Legislative Council of Jamaica

The following is a list of presidents of the Legislative Council of Jamaica.

List of presidents of the Jamaican Council

Source:[1]
Name Entered office Left office
General Edward D'Oyley, Governor and President1661
Colonel Thomas Lynch1664
Major-General James Bannister1671
Colonel Hender Molesworth1674
Sir Francis Watson1688
John White1691
John Bourden1692
Peter Beckford1702
Francis Rose
John Ayscough1722
John Gregory17351751
Archibald Sinclair1774
Thomas Iredell17751796
John Palmer1797
Thomas Wallen1798
John Scott1805
Nathaniel Beckford1806
John Lewis1811
George Pinnock1821
George Cuthbert1825
William Rowe1838
James Gayleard1840
John Salmon1856

List of presidents of the Legislative Council of Jamaica

Source:[2]
Name Entered office Left office
The Governor for the time being 1866 1893
J.C. Philippo 1893 1893
et. seq. the Governor for the time being 1893 1945
Sir Noel Livingston January 9, 1945 June 10, 1952
Major Aldington George Curphey, M.B.E. June 13, 1952 [3] November 28, 1958
Richard Walter Youngman, C.B.E. December 12, 1958 March 15, 1962
Clifford Clarence Campbell May 8, 1962 1962

This position was succeeded by the President of the Senate of Jamaica.

Footnote and references

  1. "Historic Jamaica". Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  2. Official website of Houses of Parliament, Jamaica
  3. President Curphey was re-elected on February 2, 1955
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