John Bernard Stephenson
Jamaican politician
About John Bernard Stephenson
Lived 1938 – 1982 (aged 43). John Bernard Stephenson was a Jamaican.
John Bernard Stephenson (November 24, 1938 – March 30, 1982), also called Jack Stephenson was a Jamaican lawyer and PNP Member of Parliament for Saint Catherine North Western and founder of the Charlemont High School, Jamaica.
Accomplishments Speaking at a Founder's Day celebration at the Charlemont High school, Mrs. Precious Ramsaran said he "had renovated and expanded the Linstead Market, constructed the Linstead Health Centre, built a food-processing factory on White House Road, and had been instrumental in the construction of the White House and Charlemont Housing Development." She is also noted as saying he "conceptualized and built the Linstead By-Pass."
Jack Stephenson is credited with being an instrumental part of the Charlemont Farmers' Cooperative. In a Jamaica-Gleaner letter to the editor, Sepie Dawes remarks that it "died when he died".
Jack Stephenson Boulevard in Linstead, St. Catherine is named in his honour.
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Who was John Bernard Stephenson?
Jamaican politician
When was John Bernard Stephenson born?
John Bernard Stephenson was born on 24 November 1938.
When did John Bernard Stephenson die?
John Bernard Stephenson died on 30 March 1982.
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John Bernard Stephenson was Jamaican.
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