List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
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The first Speakers of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas was appointed in 1729 following the establishment of the General Assembly. The first Speaker was John Colebrooke.[1]
List of speakers
| Name | Entered Office |
|---|---|
| John Colebrooke | 29 September 1729 |
| James Scott | 21 August 1734 |
| Florentius Cox | 1743 |
| John Mackintosh | 23 February 1749 |
| James Stowe | 9 November 1750 |
| Samuel Green | 9 January 1753 |
| Charles Marshall | 27 August 1753 |
| Esward Stiles | 1760 |
| Daniel Larouch | 11 February 1760 |
| James Gould | 18 March 1862 |
| Ebenezer Love | 8 July 1766 |
| Robert Sterling | 1 December 1766 |
| George Fraser | 10 November 1768 |
| Robert Sterling | 13 December 1768 |
| Nicholas Garner | 7 April 1772 |
| Parr Ross | 17 December 1776 |
| Nicholas Garner | 12 February 1782 |
| John Boyd | 20 April 1784 |
| Thomas Roker | 1 February 1785 |
| John Kelsall | 19 September 1794 |
| Thomas Roker | 6 October 1795 |
| Archibald Campbell | 7 November 1797 |
| Alexander Campbell Wylly | 30 October 1798 |
| James Webster | 17 November 1800 |
| Alexander Campbell Wylly | 6 October 1801 |
| James Webster | 16 March 1802 |
| William Kerr | 22 October 1811 |
| Alexander Young | 3 November 1812 |
| James Webster | 3 November 1813 |
| Lewis Kerr | 5 November 1816 |
| Thomas Browne Wylly | 10 December 1828 |
| George Campbell Anderson | 31 May 1831 |
| John Gray Meadows | 6 June 1838 |
| George Campbell Anderson | 6 June 1839 |
| Bruce Lockhart Burnside | 6 November 1866 |
| George Campbell Anderson | 14 February 1867 |
| Ormond Drimmie Malcolm | 24 June 1868 |
| Robert Henry Sawyer | 15 December 1897 |
| Francis Abraham Holmes | 30 May 1898 |
| Harcourt Malcolm | 2 February 1914 |
| William Christopher Barnett Johnson | 29 December 1936 |
| Audrey Kenneth Solomon | 1 September 1942 |
| Asa Hubert Pritchard | 4 November 1946 |
| Robert Hallam Symonette | 6 December 1962 |
| Alvin Rudolph Braynen | 9 February 1967 |
| Arlington Butler | 18 October 1972 |
| Clifford Darling | 20 October 1977 |
| Milo Butler Jr. | 14 November 1991 |
| Vernon Symonette | 2 September 1992 |
| Rome Italia Johnson | 9 April 1997 |
| Oswald Ingraham | 22 May 2002 |
| Alvin Smith | 23 May 2007 |
| Kendal Major | 23 May 2012 |
| Source: Hart (1729–2002 period) | |
References
- ↑ Dwight C. Hart (2004) The Bahamian Parliament, 1729-2004: Commemorating the 275th anniversary, Jones Publishing, p118
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