Joseph Solomon (politician)
Joseph Solomon may refer to: * Joseph Solomon (murderer) (died 1995), convicted murderer executed by Saint Lucia * Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (born 1984), American politician in the Rhode Island House of Representatives * Joseph Michael Solomon (1886–1920), South African architect * Joe Solomon Joseph Stanislaus Solomon (born 26 August 1930) is a former international cricketer who played 27 Test cricket, Test matches for the West Indies cricket team, West Indies from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1,326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in ...

Joseph Solomon (murderer)
Joseph Solomon (died 17 October 1995) was a convicted murderer and was the most recent person to have been executed by Saint Lucia. Solomon was convicted of murder and rape in 1979 and sentenced to death, which was mandatory for murder under Saint Lucian law. However, his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by the government. In 1993, after serving fourteen years in prison, Solomon was pardoned and released from prison. The next year, Solomon was arrested for the murder of a woman who had employed him to be her gardener At his 1994 trial, he was again sentenced to death by hanging. Solomon was executed on 17 October 1995, with another prisoner acting as the hangman. It was the first execution in Saint Lucia since 1986. Since Solomon's execution, no prisoner has been put to death by Saint Lucia. See also *List of most recent executions by jurisdiction References *Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international no ...
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Joseph J
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ...
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Joseph Michael Solomon
Joseph Michael Solomon (11 December 1883 – 26 August 1920) was a South African architect. He was educated at Bishops (Diocesan College) in Rondebosch, Cape Town. He married Jean Elizabeth Emily Cox (née Hamilton), actress, in 1914. Their children were Olga Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, ... and a younger son called Paul. He had a profound influence on his native country's cultural development and was recognized as its most talented interpreter during his short life. Due to the immense pressure of being commissioned to design the University of Cape Town's buildings in Rondebosch and to restore the historic residence Vergelegen at the same time, he committed suicide in 1920 at the age of 33.Gutsche, dr. Thelma. 1966. ''No ordinary woman. The life and times of F ...
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