Tacius Golding (8 November 1900 – 6 October 1995) was a

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n politician, born in

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. He was elected as a member of the

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in 1949, and he served continuously until 1972. He was Speaker of the House from 1962 to 1967. A school is named after him in Jamaica. His son,

Bruce Golding Orette Bruce Golding (born 5 December 1947) is a former Jamaican politician who served as eighth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 11 September 2007 to 23 October 2011. He is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), which he led from 2005 to h ...

, was Jamaica's 8th Prime Minister. He died in 1995. The Tacius Golding School was named after Golding.

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Speakers of the House of Representatives of Jamaica 1900 births 1995 deaths People from Saint Catherine Parish Jamaica Labour Party politicians {{Jamaica-politician-stub

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