Oswald Harding: key obituary facts
Is Oswald Harding dead? Yes. Oswald Harding died on June 24, 2026, at age 90.
Cause of death: Oswald Harding's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Oswald Harding known for?
He was a Jamaican politician.
More about Oswald Harding
Born: 3 November 1935.
Gender: male.
Nationality: Jamaica.
Awards: Order of Jamaica.
Also known as: Oswald Gaskell Harding.
Oswald Harding, the Jamaican politician who served twice as president of the Senate, died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 90.
Born in Kingston on November 3, 1935, he was also known as Oswald Gaskell Harding and received the Order of Jamaica. Harding was the first person to hold the Senate presidency in two non-consecutive terms, leading the chamber from 1980 to 1984 and again from 2007 to 2011.
A longtime member of the Jamaica Labour Party, he entered the Senate in 1977 and went on to become its longest-serving senator. His public career also included service as Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Minister without portfolio in the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and later Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Jamaica.