Tacius Golding

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]

See also

The Tacius Golding school was named after Golding.

References
  1. Smith, Lloyd Sydney (1955). "The British Caribbean Who, What, why".
  2. Tanna, Laura (October 24, 2004). "Politics in his blood". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.
  3. Clifton Cameron (18 November 2010). The Making of a Jamaican Don: Spanner's Views on Dons, Corrupt Politicians, and Public Officials. iUniverse. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4502-7046-5.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2010-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Caribbean Insight". 1995.



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