Ripton MacPherson
Ripton Stewart MacPherson (born May 16, 1922 in Kingston , † January 20, 2011 in Montego Bay ) is a Jamaican lawyer and politician for the People's National Party (PNP). He was Speaker of the House of the Jamaican House of Representatives during the PNP government from 1972 to 1980 .
Life and politics
MacPherson attended Munro College and Wolmer's School. From 1949 he worked as a lawyer before he devoted himself more to politics at the end of the 1960s and ran for public office.
Initially, MacPherson ran at the local level and ran in the elections for the Parish Council in St. Catherine . As one of only five PNP candidates that year, he won a majority in his constituency, Spanish Town North-West Division. Two years later he was able to repeat his electoral success and expand his lead.
MacPherson made the first attempt to be elected to the House of Representatives in the elections in 1967, but was defeated in the constituency of South St. Catherine against Victor B. Grant, the candidate of the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP). In the 1972 election, MacPherson beat Grant and entered the House of Representatives. The PNP gained a majority in this election and replaced the JLP in government. MacPherson became Speaker of the House . In the 1976 election during the state of emergency, MacPherson managed to re-enter the lower house in the newly formed constituency of South-East St. Catherine, just as the PNP was able to defend its governing majority. MacPherson retained his mandate and was Speaker of the House until 1980 when he went into political retirement and did not run for a new election. He was the brother of Phyllis MacPherson-Russell , who in 1978 became the second woman to hold government ministerial office in Jamaica.
From 1991 to 1993, MacPherson was President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He was awarded the Order of Distinction , Commander Class.
Ripton MacPherson died on January 20, 2011 in Montego Bay, leaving behind a wife and children. The funeral took place on February 5, 2011.
Web links
- Ripton MacPherson - a distinguished political career from Troy Caine, Jamaica Observer February 5, 2011
- Obituary by the Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacPherson, Ripton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MacPherson, Ripton Stewart (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican lawyer and politician (PNP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Jamaica |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 2011 |
| Place of death | Montego Bay |