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- 1 2 "Former Member of Parliament and Former Cabinet Minister, Hon. James Oswald Ingraham. J.P". Bethel Brothers Morticians. 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "Former Speaker Ingraham dies at 82". www.tribune242.com.
- ↑ "BAHAMAS Parliamentary Chamber: House of Assembly ELECTIONS HELD IN 2002". data.ipu.org. Inter.
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