St. William Grant

St. William Grant
Born1894
Brandon Hill, St Andrew, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
Died27 August 1977(1977-08-27) (aged 83)
Kingston, Jamaica
EducationSt Phillips Church School, St Andrew
West Branch Elementary School, Kingston
Years active1930s
Known forTrade unionist and labour activist
AwardsOrder of Distinction

William Wellington Wellwood Grant OD (1894 – 27 August 1977) was a Jamaican labour activist.[1][2] He was known as "St. William Grant",[1][2] "St." presumably meaning "Sergeant" in reference to his military or UNIA service.[citation needed]

He is regarded as the person who started the struggle of the working class in Jamaica.[citation needed] Understanding that as an uneducated black man he would never win the respect of the Colonial Government, he entrusted Alexander Bustamante with the responsibility of taking the struggles of the working class to the next level.[citation needed]

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