John Henry Sharpe

Sir John Henry Sharpe (8 November 1921^[1] – 11 July 1999) was a Bermudian politician. He served as Premier of Bermuda from 29 December 1975 to 30 August 1977.^[2] Prior to becoming Premier, succeeding Edward Richards, Sharpe served as Minister for Finance.^[3]

The Honourable Sir John Henry Sharpe CBE, JP
2nd Premier of Bermuda
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Edward Richards
Succeeded by	Sir David Gibbons
Personal details
Born	(1921-11-08)8 November 1921 Bermuda
Died	11 July 1999(1999-07-11) (aged 77)
Political party	United Bermuda Party

In 1977, his government presented a discussion paper on independence for Bermuda.^[4]

He later served as Minister of Labour and Home Affairs in the government of John Swan.^[5] First elected as MP for Warwick West in the House of Assembly in 1963,^[6] he retained the seat until he was defeated in the 1993 general election by Ewart Brown of the Progressive Labour Party.^[7] Following his death in 1999, a joint sitting of Parliament was held to pay respects to him.^[8]

References

1. Who's Who in the World, Volume 18, Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 1982, page 984
2. The Premier of Bermuda
3. Current World Leaders: Almanac, Volume 15, Almanac of Current World Leaders, 1972, page 25
4. Bermuda Report, 1979, page 26
5. Bermuda Report, 1984, page 21
6. The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who, Kelly's Directories, 1998, page 1202
7. Key moments in the political career of Dr. Ewart Brown, Royal Gazette, 20 October 2010
8. How The Legislature Works Under The Constitution, Parliament of Bermuda