Sir Orville Alton Turnquest (born 19 July 1928) is a politician who was the

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and

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of the

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from 1992 to 1994, and the sixth

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of the Bahamas from 3 January 1995 until his retirement on 13 November 2001.

Biography

Turnquest was born in Grants Town,

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, to Robert and Gwendolyn Turnquest."Orville Turnquest 1995–2001"
, The Bahamas Information Services. After obtaining his Cambridge Junior Certificate, Cambridge Senior Certificate and London Matriculation Certificate at the

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between 1942 and 1945, he was articled in the law chambers of the late Hon. A. F. Adderley from 1947 to 1953, being called to The Bahamas Bar on 26 June 1953. He subsequently studied at the

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(1957–60), earning a bachelor of laws degree (LLB) with honours, and in July 1960 was admitted to the English Bar as a member of

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. He served as Bahamian Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and Foreign Affairs from 21 August 1992, and became Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney-General and Minister of Foreign Affairs on 1 September 1993. He was

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in 1995.

Honours

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Knight Grand Cross of the

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(GCMG) (1995) *: ** Order of the Nation (Bahamas)

Member of the

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(ON) (2018)First of national honours bestowed upon Sir Orville Turnquest and The Hon. A. D. Hanna
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Biography of Orville Turnquest
1928 births Living people Alumni of the University of London Governors-General of the Bahamas Deputy Prime Ministers of the Bahamas Foreign ministers of the Bahamas Attorneys General of the Bahamas Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Bahamian Queen's Counsel Progressive Liberal Party politicians People from New Providence 20th-century Bahamian lawyers {{Bahamas-politician-stub