Oswald Ingraham

{{Short description|Bahamian politician (1937–2020)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = James Oswald Ingraham

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| office = Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas

| primeminister = Perry Christie

| term_start = 22 May 2002

| term_end = 23 May 2007

| predecessor = Rome Italia Johnson

| successor = Alvin Smith

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| birth_date = 24 June 1937

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| death_date = 23 November 2020

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| party = Progressive Liberal Party

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James Oswald Ingraham was a Bahamian businessman and politician and former Speaker of the House of Assembly.

Ingraham was born 24 June 1937 in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera. He became the first black employee in Barclays Bank in Eleuthera. Later he became a businessman in tourism and hospitality industry.

In 2002, Ingraham was elected to the House of Assembly, and represented Central and South Eleuthera constituency for the Progressive Liberal Party. He was also a cabinet minister and deputy governor-general.{{cite web |title=Former Speaker Ingraham dies at 82 |url=https://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/nov/24/former-speaker-ingraham-dies-82/ |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}} He was elected as Speaker of the House of Assembly on 23 May 2002.{{cite web |title=BAHAMAS Parliamentary Chamber: House of Assembly ELECTIONS HELD IN 2002 |url=https://data.ipu.org/election-summary/HTML/2021_02.htm |website=data.ipu.org |publisher=Inter}} He served as the speaker until the 2007 elections.

He died on 23 November 2020 at Princess Margaret Hospital{{cite web |title=Former MP and Speaker – Oswald Ingraham Passes Away |url=https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/news/former%20mp%20and%20speaker%20%20oswald%20ingraham%20passes%20away/ |publisher=The Government of The Bahamas}} at the age of 83.{{cite web |title=Former Member of Parliament and Former Cabinet Minister, Hon. James Oswald Ingraham. J.P |url=https://www.bethelbrothersmorticians.com/obituary/former-member-of-parliament-and-former-cabinet-minister-hon-james-oswald-ingraham-j-p/ |website=Bethel Brothers Morticians |date=14 December 2020}}