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 President 1661
Colonel Thomas Lynch 1664
Major-General James Bannister1671
Colonel Hender Molesworth1674
Sir Francis Watson1688
John White 1691
John Bourden1692
Peter Beckford 1702
Francis Rose
John Ayscough 1722
John Gregory 17351751
Archibald Sinclair 1774
Thomas Iredell17751796
John Palmer 1797
Thomas Wallen 1798
John Scott 1805
Nathaniel Beckford 1806
John Lewis 1811
George Pinnock 1821
George Cuthbert 1825
William Rowe 1838
James Gayleard 1840
John Salmon 1856

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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