St. William Grant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

St. William Grant

Jamaican trade unionist

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1894

Place of Birth: Saint Andrew, Surrey County, Jamaica

Date of Death: 27-Aug-1977

Profession: trade unionist

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About St. William Grant

  • William Wellington Wellwood Grant OD (1894 – 27 August 1977) was a Jamaican labour activist.
  • He was known as "St.
  • William Grant", "St." presumably meaning "Sergeant" in reference to his military or UNIA service.He is regarded as the person who started the struggle of the working class in Jamaica.
  • Understanding that as an uneducated black man he would never win the respect of the Colonial Government, he entrusted Alexander Bustamante with the responsibility of taking the struggles of the working class to the next level.

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