Roy Adolphus Joseph was a Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

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 politician

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. He served as Mayor of San Fernando

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

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, Member of the Legislative Council

Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago

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, Minister of Education and Social Services, and Member of the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation

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.

Born in San Fernando to Lebanese

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 immigrants, Joseph was educated at Naparima College

Naparima College

Naparima College is a secondary school for teenaged males in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in San Fernando, the school was founded in 1894, but did not receive official recognition until 1900. The was established by Dr. Kenneth J. Grant, a Canadian Presbyterian missionary working among the Indian...

. He served two terms as Mayor of San Fernando - 1946-1947 and 1947-1948. In 1950 he contested the General Elections and won the San Fernando seat. As a member of the Legislative Council between 1950 and 1956 he served as Minister of Education and Social Services. In the 1956 General Elections he lost to Winston Mahabir of the newly formed People's National Movement

People's National Movement

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. In the 1958 Federal Elections Joseph won the San Fernando-Naparima

Naparima

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 seat on a Democratic Labour Party

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 ticket. With the collapse of the Federation he retired from politics. In 1979 he was killed in a freak automobile accident at his gas station.

Joseph was married to the former Dolly Ishmael (aunt of Manny Ramjohn

Manny Ramjohn

Manny Ramjohn was an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago, born in San Fernando, and educated at Naparima College in San Fernando....

) and had three daughters.