Sir Alfred Étienne Jérôme Dupuch

Sir Alfred Étienne Jérôme Dupuch, OBE, KSG (16 February 1899 – 23 August 1991) was a Bahamian journalist and politician.

He was editor of the Nassau Tribune from 1919 to 1973 and served in the Bahamian House of Assembly for 24 years

Dupuch served as a Member of Parliament in the Bahamian House of Assembly from 1925 to 1942 and from 1949 to 1956.

In 1956, Dupuch, together with his younger brother Eugene,[1] introduced the first comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation in the colony's history, to outlaw racial discrimination in hotels, restaurants and other public places at a time when the country's tourist industry was experiencing dramatic growth.

Dupuch was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and was later knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He also received a papal knighthood from Pope Pius XII (Order of St Gregory the Great).[citation needed]

During his time in office, he was opposed to the nascent Progressive Liberal Party believing that Bahamians should pursue a middle way to resolve the political differences that existed at the time between blacks and whites.