Artist: Frederic Steiger
Portrait Hung: 1951

Election (20 April 1920) and Approbation (21 April 1920) of the Speaker (Journal)

“And the members having returned to the Assembly Room the Honourable the Prime Minister addressing himself to the Clerk who standing up pointed to him and then sat down, moved "that William F. Penney Esquire elected for the District of Carbonear do take the chair of this House as Speaker: which motion was seconded by Honourable William R. Warren.

No other person being proposed as Speaker, Mr. Penney 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. Penney standing on the steps addressed the House, expressing his gratitude to the Honourable Members for the high honor unanimously conferred upon him.”

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24^th General Assembly, 1^st Session (20 and 21 April 1920).

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Election (20 April 1920) and Approbation (21 April 1920) of the Speaker (Hansard)

24^th General Assembly, 1^st Session (20 and 21 April 1920).