Ernest Grafford Peart

Ernest Grafford Peart
Minister of Works of Jamaica
In office
1976–1978
High Commission of Jamaica, London
of  Jamaica
to  United Kingdom
In office
September 10, 1978 – April 24, 1981
Preceded byArthur Wint
Succeeded by20. November 1981: Herbert Samuel Walker (born 1924, St. Mary, Jamaica)
Personal details
Born(1918-05-11)May 11, 1918
DiedApril 24, 1981(1981-04-24) (aged 62)
Spouse(s)m. October 25, 1947, Dorothy Searing of London (born 1905 Lincolnshire, Dip. in Sociology)
ChildrenTricia Peart, Dean Peart,[1] Christine Peart-Steele,[2] Michael Peart,[3]
Parents
  • Cyril Peart (father)
  • Sarah Peart (mother)
EducationNew Green Primary School, Jamaica, Manchester High School, Jamaica, Royal Air Force College Cranwell Letchworth Tech High School UK, RAF Yatesbury No 9 Radar School, UK.

Ernest Grafford Peart (May 11, 1918 – April 24, 1981) was a Jamaican politician and diplomat.

From 1959 to 1971 he was Member of the Parliament of Jamaica for the People's National Party, Western Manchester Parish constituency. In 1962 he was elected with 8561 votes.[4] While an MP, he sat on the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee.

In 1972 he was appointed Minister of Labour, followed by Minister of Works from 1976 to 1978. From September 10, 1978 to April 24, 1981 he was High Commissioner (Commonwealth) in London.[5]

  1. ^ "NW Manchester honours Dean Peart | Lead Stories". Jamaica Gleaner. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  2. ^ SUTHERLAND, ALICIA (8 October 2014). "Four receive inaugural Dean Peart Scholarship". Jamaica Observer.
  3. ^ "MPS Bang Desks for Michael Peart – Jamaica Information Service". 2016-05-02.
  4. ^ "Electoral Commission of Jamaica". Eoj.com.jm. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  5. ^ Who was who: A Companion to Who's Who, Containing the Biographies of Those who Died, Volume 8, A. & C. Black, 1981 p. 587, Jamaica news, Jamaica Information Service, Jamaican High Commission, 1981, p. 291p.311