About Allan George Richard Byfield
Lived 1913 – 1990 (aged 76–77). Allan George Richard Byfield was a Jamaican politician.
Allan George Richard Byfield (14 December 1913 – 30 November 1990) was a Jamaican school teacher and politician. He was a senator of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962, and president of the Senate of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980. In the late 1970s he was minister of education.
Career Byfield was one of the leaders of the Jones Town Baptist church.
In the early 1970s the government was considering naming the St. Ann's Bay Secondary School in honor of Byfield, but due to agitation by Rastafarians and other groups decided to name it after Marcus Garvey instead.
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Who was Allan George Richard Byfield?
Jamaican politician
When was Allan George Richard Byfield born?
Allan George Richard Byfield was born on 14 December 1913.
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Allan George Richard Byfield died in 1990.
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Allan George Richard Byfield was a politician.
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Allan George Richard Byfield was Jamaican.
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