Edison Key
Bahamian politician and lawyer
Edison McGinnis Key (born abt. 1939) is a Bahamian politician and former Member of Parliament. He is best known for representing Central and South Abaco as a Member of Parliament. He served in various capacities during his 40-year political career, including two terms as a Senator and as chairman of the Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation (BaTelCo) and chair of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC).
Early life
Key was born on 18 May 1938 in Abaco, Bahamas, the son of Bunyan and Lillian Key.
London delegation
In 1973, as the Bahamas prepared for independence from Britain, there was a movement by some residents of the Abaco Islands to secede from the rest of the Bahamas (and remain under British rule or become an independent territory). Key was one of five Abacoans, who formed a delegation to London, to counter claims that all Abacoans wished to secede.
The separatist movement, which garnered some international attention, ultimately failed and Abaco became part of an independent Bahamas.
Political career
PLP years
Key was first elected to Parliament in 1977 for the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). Tens years later, in the 1987 General Election, he lost the South Abaco race to Fred Gottlieb.
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