Ripton MacPherson

Article summary

Ripton Stewart MacPherson (18 May 1922 – 20 January 2011) was a Jamaican politician and attorney-at-law. Born in Kingston, he was speaker in the House of Representatives from February 1972 to February 1980. Mr. Macpherson died after a brief illness on Thursday 20 January 2011 at the Mobay Hope Hospital. Macpherson was remarried and had 3 children and 5 grandchildren.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2011-01-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352172869