Pershing Waldron was a Dominican politician who served as

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during the turbulent times of June 1979. Waldron was born on 4 April 1945. He worked in senior positions at

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in Dominica, Antigua and St. Vincent. He also worked as manager at Antigua Commercial Bank. He also headed the TCI Bank in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Waldron served as the

from 4 January 1979 until 19 June 1979. He had already resigned as the speaker on 13 June 1979. After the

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, he was appointed an opposition senator in October 1980 until his resignation on 31 January 1981. Waldron passed away on 9 July 2019.

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1945 births 2019 deaths Dominican bankers Speakers of the House of Assembly of Dominica {{dominica-politician-stub