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Woldrich Harrison Courtenay

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Woldrich Harrison Courtenay
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Belize
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Governors General
Prime MinisterJohnny Briceño
Preceded byLaura Tucker-Longsworth
Personal details
BornBelize
Political partyPeople's United Party
ResidenceBelize City, Belize
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAdministrator

Woldrich Harrison Courtenay was a Belizean politician.[1] He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 12 March 1965 to 3 October 1974. He was born in 1904. He first worked as a civil servant in British Honduras (1920-1937), before studying law at London University. He graduated as a Doctor of Laws from Lincoln's Inn in 1936. He also worked as a radio announcer in the Anglican Church of British Honduras. He was married to Josephine, née Robinson.[2]



References

  1. ^ "Allen, Very Rev. James, (1802–26 June 1897), Dean of St David's, 1878–95", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, retrieved 2024-03-07
  2. ^ "Belize Parliament". web.archive.org. 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2024-03-07.