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Étienne Dupuch

Étienne Dupuch
Born February 16, 1899
Died August 23, 1991
Nassau, Bahamas
Cause of death Caught fire.

Sir Étienne Dupuch, OBE (February 16, 1899 - August 23, 1991) was the editor of the Nassau Tribune from 1919 and served in the Bahamian House of Assembly for 24 years.

Dupuch was named as 'longest serving newspaper editor' by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Dupuch died aged 92 at Camperdown, Nassau, Bahamas, after catching fire in his garden while trying to destroy an ants nest.

A veteran of the First World War, Dupuch introduced into the Bahamian House of Assembly the first comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation in the colony's history, which outlawed the practice of racial discrimination in hotels, restaurants and other public places at a time when the country's tourist industry was experiencing dramatic growth. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), and was later knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He also received a papal knighthood from Pope Pius XII (Order of St Gregory the Great). During his time in office he was opposed to the Progressive Liberal Party believing that Bahamians should achieve a middle way in resolving the political differences that existed at the time between blacks and whites.

Dupuch began his newspaper career as a boy by delivering on roller-skates through Nassau's 'over the hill' ghetto areas. He took over the editorship after serving as a soldier in the British Army during the First World War.


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