John Henry Sharpe

Background

Sharpe, John Henry Son of Harry and Jessie Elizaebth (White) Sharpe.

Education

Graduate, Mount Allison Commercial College, Nova Scoti, Canada.

Career

Chairman of the Board, Purvis Ltd., manufacturers representatives, Hamilton, Bermuda, since 1978. Member Parliament for Warwick West, since 1963. Member Defense Board, Planning Board, Police Liaison Commission, Race Rels.

Council and various committees House of Assembly. Member Bermuda delegation Constitutional Conference, London, 1966. Minister of finance, 1968-1975.

Premier, 1975-1977; minister of transport, 1980. Minister sea andair, 1981. Minister labour and home affairs, 1982-1988, 90-.

Minister delegated and legislative affairs, 1989-1990, 92. Minister legislation affairs and external affairs, since 1990.

Achievements

• John Henry Sharpe has been listed as a noteworthy Bermuda Parliament member, government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Past president Bermuda Athletic Association. Past chairman Warwick Parish Vestry. Churchwarden St. Mary's Anglican Church, Bermuda.

Served with Royal Canadian Air Force, 1943-1945. Member Bermuda War Veterans Association.

Connections

Married Eileen Margaret Morrow. Children: John, Kathleen.

Father:

Harry Sharpe

Mother:

Jessie Elizaebth (White) Sharpe

Spouse:

Eileen Margaret Morrow

child:

John Sharpe

child:

Kathleen Sharpe