Alvin Braynen
Alvin Braynen | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas | |
| In office 9 February 1967 – 18 October 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Lynden Pindling |
| Preceded by | Robert Symonette |
| Succeeded by | Arlington Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alvin Rudolph Braynen 6 December 1904 |
| Died | 9 October 1992 (aged 87) |
| Political party | United Bahamian Party |
Sir Alvin Braynen was a Bahamian politician and former Speaker of the House of Assembly.
Braynen was born on 6 December 1904 at Current[1] on Eleuthera.[2] He worked as consultant to Shell Oil[2] from 1969 to 1982.[3]
Braynen was elected to the House of Assembly in 1935[3], and was continuosly elected for 35 years. He was a member of United Bahamian Party until 1967, when he run as independent.[4] He was deputy speaker from 1949 to 1953 and from 1963 to 1966.[3] He served as the Speaker of the House of Assembly from February 1967 to October 1972.[4]
Braynen was appointed as the high commissioner for the Bahamas in London[2] from 1973 to 1977.[4]
He died on 9 October 1992.[5]
References
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- ^ a b c "Personalities Caribbean". Personalities Limited. 1983.
- ^ a b c "The International Who's who 1983-84". Europa Publications. 1983.
- ^ a b c "Today in History: December 6". Our News. 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Sir Alvin Rudolph Braynen (1904-1992) - Find a..." www.findagrave.com.
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