Alfred Merriweather

Alfred Merriweather
Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana
In office
1965–1968
Preceded byPost created
Succeeded byAlbert Frank Lock
Personal details
Born19 August 1918
Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Died8 October 1999
Molepolole, Botswana

Alfred Musgrave Merriweather OBE, CBE (19 August 1918 – 8 October 1999)[1] was a Scottish missionary in Botswana, who was a member of the National Assembly of Botswana and its first Speaker.[2] He helped improve public health in Botswana.[3]

  1. ^ "Rev Dr Alfred Merriweather". HeraldScotland.
  2. ^ "Former Speakers of Parliament". 27 June 2009. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009.
  3. ^ Fred Morton; Jeff Ramsay; Part Themba Mgadla (2008). "Merriweather, Alfred Musgrave". Historical Dictionary of Botswana. Scarecrow Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-8108-6404-7.