The Honorable Hugh Shearer, Jamaica’s third Prime Minister was born on this day
By Cerone White
On this day in Caribbean history May 18, 1923, The Most Honorable Hugh Lawson Shearer ON, OJ Jamaica’s third Prime Minister was born. Shearer was born in Matha Brae, Trelawny, and attended St Simon’s College. He also graduated from Howard University School of Law. Throughout his lifetime, he was married twice his marriages bore one son and two daughters.
Shearer was Jamaica’s third PM from 11 April 1967 – 2 March 1972, he was preceded by Sir Donald Sangster, and succeeded by Michael Manley. Shearer took was employed at the weekly trade Union newspaper, the Jamaican Worker. While there he was taken under the leadership Sir Alexander Bustamante founder of the Jamaican Labor Party (JLP).
Shearer died at his home in Kingston on 5 July 2004, at the age of 81. On May 14, 2009, the Bank of Jamaica issued a JA $5000 note with the likeness of Shearer on it
