John Henry Bostwick, KC[1] is Bahamian politician and former President of the Senate of the Bahamas.

John Henry Bostwick
President of the Senate of the Bahamas
In office
1992–2002
Prime MinisterHubert Ingraham
Preceded byEdwin Coleby
Succeeded bySharon R. Wilson
Personal details
Born3 May 1939
Political partyFree National Movement

Bostwick was born 3 May 1939.[1] He has degree from University of Exeter, England.[1] He has worked as barrister-at-law and partner in law firm Bostwick and Bostwick.[1] He was president of The Bahamas Bar Association from 1991 to 1995.[1] He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1994.

Bostwick was a member of Free National Movement[2] until 1975.[3] In 1975 he formed a splintered party Bahamas Democratic Party.[3] He was the Leader of the Opposition[4] in the House of Assembly from 1976 to 1979.[5] Bahamas Democratic Party eventually merged back to Free National Movement in 1981.[3] He was briefly again appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in November 1981.[6]

Bostwick was a member of the Senate of the Bahamas from 1972 to 1977 and 1992 to 2002.[5] He was President of the Senate of the Bahamas[1] from 1992 to 2002.[5]

He has been married to Janet Bostwick (née Musgrove).[1] and they have four children.[4] In 2020, he was awarded Companion of the Order of the Bahamas.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The Bahamas Government". The Bahamas Government. 2 February 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-02-02.
  2. ^ McCartney, Donald M. (2004). "Bahamian Culture and Factors which Impact Upon it: A Compilation of Two Essays". Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.
  3. ^ a b c Bute, Evangeline; Harmer, H. J. P. (6 October 2016). "The Black Handbook: The People, History and Politics of Africa and the African Diaspora". Bloomsbury Publishing.
  4. ^ a b "Remarks on the Right Hon. Dame Janet G. Bostwick's 40th Election Anniversary". ZNS BAHAMAS. 8 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "The American Bar". J.C. Fifield Company. 2009.
  6. ^ "Daily Report: Latin America". Foreign Broadcast Information Service. November 1981.
  7. ^ "Ten Bahamians awarded National Honours". Eye Witness News. 20 November 2020.