Sir Donald Burns Sangster (October 26, 1911 - April 11, 1967) was a Jamaican politician and Prime Minister of Jamaica. He entered politics in 1933 with his election to a local parish council and, in 1944 was elected to the island's House of Representatives as a member of the Jamaica Labour Party becoming Minister of Social Welfare and Labour and, later, Minister of Finance. He became Acting Prime Minister in February 1964 when Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamante became ill and succeeded as Prime Minister on February 23, 1967 only to die in office in April. His face appears on the Jamaican one hundred dollar note. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaicas head of government, currently Percival Patterson. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ... The Jamaica Labour Party is a conservative political party in Jamaica. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante (February 24, 1884 - August 6, 1977) was a conservative Jamaican politician and labor leader. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante (February 24, 1884 - August 6, 1977) was a conservative Jamaican politician and labor leader. ... The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaicas head of government, currently Percival Patterson. ... This article is about the former Jamaican Prime Minister, Hugh Shearer. ...
DonaldSangster, unveiled a statue of Paul Bogle in front of the Court House.
DonaldSangster, 1st Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, was sworn in by the Governor-General, Sir Clifford Campbell, as the then Prime Minister of Jamaica.
Sir DonaldSangster, 55, Jamaica''x second Prime Minister, died on April 11 in the Montreal Neurological Institute, Canada, where his strong constitution had been fighting a losing battle against brain haemorrhage since March 21 when he was flown to Montreal for specialist treatment.
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