Ashton Chase

Ashton Chase (18 July 1926 – 10 July 2023) was a Guyanese politician, activist, and lawyer. He was a founding member of the Political Affairs Committee of British Guiana in 1946, the precursor to the modern day People's Progressive Party, alongside Cheddi Jagan, Janet Jagan, and Jocelyn Hubbard. In 1953, Chase served as the Minister of Labour, Industry, and Commerce of British Guiana. At the time of his death in 2023, he was the last surviving founder of the PAC.