Artist: Frederic Steiger
Portrait Hung: 1951

Election (2 August 1894) and Approbation (3 August 1894) of the Speaker (Journal)

“And, the members being returned to the Assembly Room, the House proceeded to the election of a Speaker. Hon. the Premier, addressing himself to the Clerk (who, standing up pointed to him and then sat down), proposed that Hon. Lawrence O'B. Furlong "do take the chair of this House as Speaker.'' Such motion having been seconded by Hon. Mr. Morine and supported by Hon. Mr. Morison.

And no other member being proposed as Speaker, the Hon. L O'B. Furlong was called by the House to the chair without any question being put, and was conducted to the chair by the members who proposed and seconded him : whereupon, standing on the step of the chair, he thanked the House for the honour conferred upon him, and expressed the hope that he might be able to exercise the important duties of his office with impartiality, as his predecessors had done.”

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17^th General Assembly, 2^nd Session (2 and 3 August 1894).

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Election (21 February 1901) and Approbation (22 February 1901) of the Speaker (Journal)

“And the members having returned to the Assembly Room, the Honourable the Minister of Justice addressing himself to the Clerk, who, standing up, pointed to him and then sat down, moved that Laurence O' B. Furlong, Esquire, one of the members for the Eastern Division of the District of St. John's, do take the Chair as Speaker of this House; which motion was seconded by the Honourable the Minister of Finance and Customs.

No other member being proposed as Speaker, Mr. Furlong was unanimously called by the House to the Chair, and was conducted to the Chair by the members who proposed and seconded him.

Whereupon Mr. Furlong, standing on the step, addressed the House, expressing his gratitude to the honourable members for the high honour unanimously conferred upon him.”

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19^th General Assembly, 1^st Session (21 and 22 February 1901).