Eugene Condell Leonard Parkinson, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Eugene Condell Leonard Parkinson
- Eugene Condell Leonard Parkinson QC (11 October 1905 – 7 March 1980) was a Jamaican politician.
- He was speaker in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972.
- He was born at Rock River, Clarendon, Jamaica to Dr Elkanah Walcott Parkinson who was a druggist & chemist at Highgate; St Mary & Elizabeth Sultana Parkinson (née Warmington) who came from Macca Tree, St Catherine.
- He followed in his fathers footsteps becoming a druggist and Chemist in Annotto Bay after leaving St.
- George's College, Jamaica in 1924, he also completed a tour of private tuition.
- He decided that being a chemist was not for him and departed for England to study law in 1943 and was called to the Bar London's inner Temple- three years later on July 3, 1946 - counsel.
- Fours years later he became a Jamaica Labour Party adherent for Southern St Andrew, he represented the people well and became speaker of the parliament which he held with distinction for five years.
- His reach upward in national affairs was spectacular, he became a life member of the common wealth parliamentary association, he was president of the Jamaica branch in 1970 at the same time he was appointed a member of the international commission of Juries.
- Mr speaker then held Jamaica's flag high not only from his chair in parliament but from the international scene,for example he had gone on a visit as a guest of the Israeli government and parliament to Israel.
- He made international news by berating the Russians for their deplorable act of imposing the death sentence upon two Jews who had attempted to hijack a plane to fly them out of iron curtain incineration & to freedom .
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