Artist: Frederic Steiger
Portrait Hung: 1951

Election and Approbation of the Speaker (22 May 1855, Journal)

"And the House being returned to the Assembly Room, P. F. Little, Esquire, addressing himself to the Clerk (who standing up pointed to him and then sat down) proposed to the House as their Speaker, Ambrose Shea, Esq., and moved that Ambrose Shea do take the Chair as Speaker of this House, which motion was seconded by John Kent, Esq.

And on the question being put thereon, it was Resolved, that Ambrose Shea, Esq., do take the Chair as Speaker of this House, Mr. Shea was then conducted to and placed in the Chair by Mr. Little and Mr. Kent, when he addressed the House as follows:

Gentlemen, I have to express my sincere thanks for the high honor you have conferred upon me in choosing me to be your Speaker. I beg to assure you that it shall be my constant study to merit the confidence you have reposed in me by a strict attention to the duties of the important office with which you have been pleased to invest me; and, I trust, by your assistance and support, to guard and maintain the privileges of this House, consistently with a due regard to the prerogatives of the Crown."

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6^th General Assembly, 1^st Session (22 May 1855).

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Election and Approbation of the Speaker (31 January 1860, Journal)

"The Hon. Colonial Secretary, addressing himself to the Clerk, (who, standing up, pointed to him and then sat down,) proposed to the House, Ambrose Shea, Esq., as their Speaker, and moved: That Ambrose Shea, Esq., do take the Chair as Speaker of this House; which motion was seconded by John Kavanagh, Esq.

And on the question being put thereon, it was Resolved, that Ambrose Shea, Esq., do take the Chair as Speaker of this House. Mr. Speaker elect was then conducted to and placed in the Chair by the Hon. Colonial Secretary and Mr. Kavanagh, when he addressed the House as follows:

Gentlemen, I have to express my sincere thanks for the honor you have conferred upon me in choosing me to be your Speaker. I assure you that it shall be my constant study to merit the confidence you have reposed in me by a strict attention to the duties of the important office with which you have been pleased to invest me; and I trust, by your assistance and support, to maintain the privileges of this House consistently with a due regard to the prerogatives of the Crown."

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7^th General Assembly, 1^st Session (31 January 1860).