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After leaving high school, Mr. Sangster started studying to be a solicitor but before he finished these studies he took the first step in his political career. He was elected to the St. Elizabeth Gl1\t- Parochial Board in 1933 when he was only 21

comm.o pansu1tative Council Cc•nferences in 1951, 1964, 1 gt65 and 1966. Jamaica was host · thf for this conference in 19i6S and Mr. Sangster presided �Ner the sessions. He also led �;Jamaica's delegation to the FILE PHOTOS Mayor of Kingston Councillor Frank Spaulding (left) with 'Miss City of Kingston' Mitsie Constantine and Finance Minister watching the National Float Parade in August 19�2. Clarendon seat in a by-election. 1 LOST SEAT GIVEN OLD PORTFOLIOS World Bank and International____, Monetary Fund Meetings in I In December 1944, Jamaica He continued as a member of SIR DONA�D SANGSTER Washington,-U.S A in 1963..-:---'\ had its first General Election the Opposition until 1962 when, 1964, 1965 and 1966. Mr. (1911-1967) under the new constitution, after the dissolution of the Sangster was a governor of the IR DONALD Burns which granted Universal Adult Federation, a general election World Bank from 1963 until his Sangster, Jamaica's sec- Suffrage; Mr. Sangster contest- was held to determine which S death. end Prime Minister, was ed but lost the South St. party would form the Mr. Sangster led his party to born on October 26, 1911, in the Elizabeth seat as an indepen- Government to lead Jamaica victory at the general election of parish of St. Elizabeth. He was dent candidate. In 1949 he was into Independence. The February 21, 1967 and was the son of W.B. Sangster, a elected chairman of the was suc­ 1 sworn in as Prime Minister on commissioned land surveyor, Parochial Board; in that same cessful and Mr. Sangster was · February 22, 1967. He complet­ and Mrs. Sangster. He was edu- year, Mr: Sangster joined the given his old portfolios of 4' ed forming his Cabinet and was cated at in Jamaica Labour Party, won the . Minister of Finance and Leader- examining proposals for the Jamaica (1921-1929) where he South St. Elizabeth seat in the . of the House. Shortly after he L Government's 1967-1968 was outstanding in a number of general election and was was named Deputy Prime Budget when he was taken ill on sports. appointed Minister for Social Minister to Sir Alexander 1 ,_ c:� Saturday, March 18. He was After leaving high school, Mr. Welfare in the new Government. Bustamante. t ..,'f rushed to the Montreal Sangster started studying to be . In 1950, he was appointed In 1964 Prime Minister Sit� ''­ Neurological Institute in Canada a solicitor but before he finished· First Deputy Leader of the fell '1/1 '­ Monday, March 20. these studies he took the first Jamaica Labour Party; in 1953 and Mr. Sangster acted as The Queen conferred the title step in his political career. He when Sir Harold Allan, the JLP's Prime Minister for a short , of Knight Commander of the was elected to the St. Elizab'eth , Minister of Finance, died, he while. Sir Alexander resumed Z. Royal Victorian Order on Mr. Parochial Board in 1933 when · · was given the post; he was also office in a few months but wit ..-. on April 7. he was only 21. Mr. Sangster's given the added responsibility a reduced workload and Mr. .•.!· Sangster entry into politics was a family as Leader of the House. Sangster undertook some of ; GIVEN STATE FUNERAL tradition; one of his uncles, Watt At about this time, the Federal the tasks of the Prime Despite expert medical atten­ Sangster, was one of a smal_l idea received some impetus and Minister's Office. tion at the Neurological Institute, group of Jamaican-born legisla- a regional economic conference In January 1965, Sir died at 12.45 p.m. on tors lead by J.A.G. Smith, whO was set up. Mr. Sangster was Alexander was stricken again Sir Donald

· 11, 1967. challenged the absolute appointed Jamaica's delegate to but this time he remained inca­ Tuesday, April funeral supremacy of the colonial this organisation. pacitated. Mr. Sangster He was given a State on April 17 and was buried in governors in the '20s and '30s. ln.the General Election of assume the onerous responsi­ the George IV Memorial Park In 1937, Mr. Sangster was February 1955, Mr. Sangster's bilities of the Prime Minister's (now ) in admitted as a solicitor and in political career suffered a tem- Office, the Ministry of External Kingston. 1941 he took ��other step for- Ministry of Defence, '. _ porary setback when the JLP Affairs and ward m h1s poilt1 al care r when The Donald Sangster � � was defeated and he lost his in addition to his regular duties he was elected v1ce-cha1rman of International Airport was named seat. For .a while he concentrat­ as Minister of Finance. after him and his portrait , the St. Elizabeth Parochial Mr. Sangster was leader of ed on his law practice, but by appears on the $1 00 note. Board. Jamaica's delegation to the 1956 he won the North East - JIS Information Pamf?hlet