John Henry Bostwick, KC (3 May 1939 – 3 May 2025) was a Bahamian politician and

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of the

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. Bostwick was born 3 May 1939. He had degree from

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, England. He had worked as barrister-at-law and partner in law firm Bostwick and Bostwick. He was president of The Bahamas Bar Association from 1991 to 1995. He was appointed

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in 1994. Bostwick was a member of

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until 1975. In 1975 he formed a splintered party

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. He was the

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in the House of Assembly from 1976 to 1979. Bahamian Democratic Party eventually merged back to

in 1981. He was briefly again appointed the

in November 1981. Bostwick was a member of the Senate of the Bahamas from 1972 to 1977 and 1992 to 2002. He was President of the Senate of the Bahamas from 1992 to 2002. He had been married to

Janet Bostwick Dame Janet Gwennett Bostwick (née Musgrove; born 30 October 1939) is a Bahamian lawyer and politician. She entered politics in 1977 with an appointment to the Senate. She was the first woman to serve as acting Prime Minister, first woman Attorne ...

(née Musgrove), and they had four children. In 2020, he was awarded Companion of the Order of the Bahamas. He died on 3 May 2025, his 86th birthday.

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