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He attended the RC<br />
Boys School and the<br />
St. Mary’s Academy in<br />
his earlier years.<br />
One of his teachers at St.<br />
Mary's was the late Sir<br />
Derek Walcott –<br />
Nobel laureate for<br />
literature.<br />
Like many islanders,<br />
including Sir Dunstan St.<br />
Omer, Sir John worked in<br />
the oil refineries in Curacao.<br />
From Curacao, he attended<br />
the University College of<br />
Wales; the London School of<br />
Economics where he studied<br />
economics and political<br />
science. He then studied law<br />
at Gray's Inn and was called<br />
to the bar in 1951.<br />
Upon completion of his<br />
studies, Sir John returned<br />
to St. Lucia and started his<br />
political career. He first<br />
ran as an Independent for<br />
the Micoud/Dennery seat<br />
and won.<br />
In 1968, Sir John married<br />
Janice Clarke (now Lady<br />
Janice Compton), daughter<br />
of St. Lucia's Governor<br />
General at the time, Sir<br />
Frederick Clarke. The couple<br />
had five children – one son<br />
and four daughters.
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