Oswald Harding

Oswald Harding, 90, died on June 24, 2026. Oswald Harding was known publicly as a Jamaican politician. Oswald Gaskell Harding (3 November 1935 – 24 June 2026) was a Jamaican Labour Party politician, and the longest-serving senator in the nation's history. Harding was the first person to serve as President of the Senate of Jamaica for two non-consecutive tenures, serving from 1980 to 1984 and from 2007 to 2011. First appointed to the Senate in 1977, he served in the body continuously until 2002, and rejoined the Senate from 2007 until his retirement from politics in 2011. His first period as a senator was the longest continuous tenure in the body's history. Public biographical listings identify Harding as a Jamaican politician. This public record remains centered on Harding's work as a Jamaican politician and the documented milestones of that career.