About Cyril Fountain
Lived 1929 – 2024 (aged 94). Cyril Fountain was a judge, lawyer and politician.
Sir Cyril Stanley Smith Fountain (26 October 1929 – 19 May 2024) was a Bahamian judge and lawyer.
Early life and education Fountain got his early education at the Quarry Mission School, the Western Junior and Senior Schools, Johnson's Private School, and then the Government High School, which he completed in 1947.
Legal career Fountain was called to the English Bar in January 1963, and the Bahamas Bar the following month. He worked in private practice for the next decade, but then entered into politics. He was briefly appointed as leader of the opposition in 1976. He served until 1977.
After stepping down as Chief Justice, Fountain moved to Grand Bahama and returned to private practice.
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Bahamian politician and judge
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Cyril Fountain was born on 26 October 1929.
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Cyril Fountain died on 19 May 2024.
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Cyril Fountain was a judge, lawyer and politician.
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