Hugh Shearer

Prime Minister of Jamaica (1923-2004)
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Hugh Shearer
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
May 18, 1923
Date of death
July 5, 2004
Place of birth
Trelawny Parish
Place of death
Kingston
Country of citizenship
Jamaica[7]
Position held
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica Labour Party, Prime Minister of Jamaica, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade[8][9][10]
Member of political party
Jamaica Labour Party[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Shearer[16]
Given name
Hugh[17]
Name in native language
Hugh Lawson Shearer[19]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
70097157
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79108788
GND ID
132676710
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Hugh-Lawson-Shearer
FAST ID
42940
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
153263
IdRef ID
113813996
Munzinger person ID
00000011670
Prabook ID
1398093
SNAC ARK ID
w6qm3nxn
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WikiTree person ID
Shearer-3079
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfxb7RcbHHTh9B99XXKh3

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Position held 2
Country of citizenship 1
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Summary

Hugh Shearer was born on May 18, 1923[1], in Trelawny Parish[2]. He died on July 5, 2004[3], in Kingston[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and trade unionist[6].

FAQs

Where was Hugh Shearer born?

Hugh Shearer's place of birth was Trelawny Parish[2].

Where did Hugh Shearer die?

Hugh Shearer died in Kingston[4].

What did Hugh Shearer do for work?

Hugh Shearer worked as a politician[5] and trade unionist[6].

Where did Hugh Shearer go to school?

Hugh Shearer was educated at Howard University School of Law[11].

What awards did Hugh Shearer receive?

Honors received include Order of the Nation[12] and Order of Jamaica[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . jis.gov.jm. jis.gov.jm. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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