Earle Maynier

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Earle Maynier (died September 1972) was a Jamaican diplomat who served as Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada from 1962 to 1965. [1] [2] Maynier also played a part in the Trade Liberalization Proposals that were made by the West Indies. He graduated from the London School of Economics in 1944. He also attended the University of Toronto.[ citation needed ]

Maynier was the chief economic advisor to two prime ministers, Alexander Bustamante, the first prime minister of the country, and to Norman Washington Manley, who served as the second prime minister of Jamaica.[ citation needed ]

Earle Maynier was married to Elsie Solomon Hylton. They had two daughters, Helen and Shirley. [3] His second wife was Dr. Hyacinth Lightbourne, who was among the first three female Jamaican doctors in the nation. She was a graduate of the University of London Medical School. His third wife was Ivy Lawrence, a graduate of McGill University. She received her law degree from the University of Toronto. [4]

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References

  1. "Earle Maynier dies". Kingston Gleaner. 7 September 1972. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. "Jamaican High Commissioners to Canada". jhcottawa.ca. Jamaican High Commission, Ottawa. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. United States. Congress. Senate. Report. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  147.
  4. Johnson Publishing Company (March 1968). Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 92. ISSN   0012-9011.