Artist: Frederic Steiger
Portrait Hung: 1951

Election and Approbation of the Speaker (13 May 1861, Journal)

“The Hon. Attorney General, addressing himself to the Clerk (who standing up, then pointed to him and sat down) proposed to the House, as their Speaker, Frederick B. T. Carter, Esq., and moved "That Frederick B. T. Carter do take the Chair as Speaker of this House," which motion was seconded by the Surveyor General. And the question being put thereon, the House divided, when there appeared

For the Motion, 14 Hon. Attorney General, Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. John Bemister, The Acting Receiver General, the Surveyor General, Mr. Leamon, Mr. Walbank, Mr. March, Mr. Rendell, Mr. F.B. Carter, Mr. Knight, Mr. Evans, Mr. Prowse, Mr. Whiteway.
Against the Motion, 11. Mr. Kent, Mr. Glen, Mr. Shea, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Hanrahan, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Renouf, Mr. McGrath, Mr. Flood, Mr. Kavanagh, Mr. Casey.

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Ordered, Accordingly Mr. F. B. Carter was then conducted to and placed in the Chair by the Hon. Attorney General and the Surveyor General, when he addressed the House as follows:

Gentlemen, I duly appreciate and thank you for the honor you have conferred on me by electing me to be your Speaker, I shall at all times endeavour to the best of my ability to discharge impartially and satisfactorily the duties of this high office, and, with your aid, to maintain inviolable the privileges of this House.”

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8^th General Assembly, 1^st Session (13 May 1861).