Daily Gleaner, November 25,
1941
Graduates As Dentist
(From Our Correspondent.)
PORT ANTONIO, Nov. 18.
Relatives
and friends of Dr. Aston B. Cooper will
be glad to know that he had recently
passed
the New York State board of
Dentistry
Examination: and is at present
negotiating
a location to open an office in
that city. Dr.
Cooper is a son of
the late Dr. A.T. Cooper who
was one
of the most prominent and respected
dentists
of Kingston, and the oldest graduate
of Howard University, Washington D.C., up to
the time of his death.
The young doctor like his father attended
Howard
University from which he was
graduated in
June 1940 incidentally the day
on which
his mother Mrs Emily Cooper died.
After
leaving College he served a year of
internship at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary
in
Boston, Massachusetts, returning to New
York
in August of this year.
He
sat for the State board in September
and
received his license in October.
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Jamaica between 1890 and 1914, and supported his newspaper the Jamaica Advocate.
Jamaica Advocate, February 27, 1897
Prospectus of 'Jamaica Advocate' Co-operative Association Limited
Capital [pounds]2500 in 5000 shares 10 shillings each, 5s. on application,
2/6 3 months later, 2/6 when called upon.
Directorate 7 in number -- to be elected by shareholders.
Bankers -- Colonial Bank
Solicitors -- J. H. Johnson Esquire
To
buy plant and effects of Jamaica Advocate and make it Tri-weekly.
Shares at 10/- so mass
of the people may share
Obtainable -- Office of Association, 8 Peters Lane.
J. Smicle -- Chairman of St. Thomas Board
Rev. S. C. Morris -- Port Antonio
Rev. S. J. Washington -- Porus
Rev. P. F. Schoburgh -- Adelphi P. O.
Rev. H. L. Webster -- Montego Bay
Alexander Dixon Esquire -- Santa Cruz
E. C. Hinchcliffe -- Port Antonio
George R. Groves -- Bath
Isaac Russell -- Fairfield
Peter W. Mowatt -- Montego Bay
L. O. Mason (later J. A.) -- Walderston
H. I. Bowen -- Spanish Town
Dr. J. J. Edwards -- Spanish Town
Dr. C. J. Armstrong -- Kingston
C.T. Burton -- Kingston
C. M. Neilson -- Old Harbour
R. W. Campbell -- Spanish Town
Jacob O Clarke -- St. Ann's Bay
J. M. Prince -- Morant Bay
J. R. Burnett -- TrinityVille
George S. Bennett -- Linstead
(Thomas Harry -- Kingston later ex)
Dr. A. T. Cooper -- added
Oscar Plummer -- Honorary Secretary
Jamaica Advocate, March
13, 1897
Board (of Jamaica Advocate Co-operative Association Limited)
Dr. Love -- Managing Director
(Thomas Harry) Dr. A. T. Cooper
Josiah Smicle
Charles Plummer
Oscar O Plummer
Dr. Charles H. B. Armstrong -- Secretary pro tem
Dr. J. J. Edwards
Henry I. Bowen
Note: all the men on these lists were men of African ancestry who backed Dr Love's
efforts to get Black Jamaicans more enthusiastically into Jamaica's political life.
