Oswald Ingraham

James Oswald Ingraham
Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
In office
22 May 2002 – 23 May 2007
Prime MinisterPerry Christie
Preceded byRome Italia Johnson
Succeeded byAlvin Smith
Personal details
Born24 June 1937
Died23 November 2020
Political partyProgressive Liberal Party

James Oswald Ingraham was a Bahamian businessman and politician and former Speaker of the House of Assembly.

Ingraham was born 24 June 1937 in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera.[1] He became the first black employee in Barclays Bank in Eleuthera.[1] Later he became a businessman in tourism and hospitality industry.[1]

In 2002, Ingraham was elected to the House of Assembly, and represented Central and South Eleuthera constituency for the Progressive Liberal Party.[1] He was also a cabinet minister[2] and deputy governor-general.[3] He was elected as Speaker of the House of Assembly on 23 May 2002.[4] He served as the speaker until the 2007 elections.[1]

He died on 23 November 2020 at Princess Margaret Hospital[1] at the age of 83.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Former MP and Speaker – Oswald Ingraham Passes Away". The Government of The Bahamas.
  2. ^ a b "Former Member of Parliament and Former Cabinet Minister, Hon. James Oswald Ingraham. J.P". Bethel Brothers Morticians. 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Speaker Ingraham dies at 82". www.tribune242.com.
  4. ^ "BAHAMAS Parliamentary Chamber: House of Assembly ELECTIONS HELD IN 2002". data.ipu.org. Inter.