List of speakers of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas

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The first Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas was in 1729 following the establishment of the General Assembly started by Woodes Roger. The first Speaker was .[1]

List of speakers[]

Name Took office Left office
John Colebrooke 29 September 1729 21 August 1734
James Scott 21 August 1734 1743
Florentius Cox 1743 23 February 1749
John Mackintosh 23 February 1749 9 November 1750
James Stowe 9 November 1750 9 January 1753
Samuel Green 9 January 1753 27 August 1753
Charles Marshall 27 August 1753 1760
Esward Stiles 1760 11 February 1760
Daniel Larouch 11 February 1760 18 March 1762
James Gould 18 March 1762 8 July 1766
Ebenezer Love 8 July 1766 1 December 1766
Robert Sterling 1 December 1766 10 November 1768
George Fraser 10 November 1768 13 December 1768
Robert Sterling 13 December 1768 7 April 1772
Nicholas Garner 7 April 1772 17 December 1776
Parr Ross 17 December 1776 12 February 1782
Nicholas Garner 12 February 1782 20 April 1784
John Boyd 20 April 1784 1 February 1785
Thomas Roker 1 February 1785 19 September 1794
John Kelsall 19 September 1794 6 October 1795
Thomas Roker 6 October 1795 7 November 1797
Archibald Campbell 7 November 1797 30 October 1798
Alexander Campbell Wylly 30 October 1798 17 November 1800
James Webster 17 November 1800 6 October 1801
Alexander Campbell Wylly 6 October 1801 16 March 1802
James Webster 16 March 1802 22 October 1811
William Kerr 22 October 1811 3 November 1812
3 November 1812 3 November 1813
3 November 1813 5 November 1816
5 November 1816 10 December 1828
10 December 1828 31 May 1831
George Campbell Anderson 31 May 1831 6 June 1838
6 June 1838 6 June 1839
George Campbell Anderson 6 June 1839 6 November 1866
Bruce Burnside 6 November 1866 14 February 1867
George Campbell Anderson 14 February 1867 24 June 1868
24 June 1868 15 December 1897
15 December 1897 30 May 1898
30 May 1898 17 December 1913
Harcourt Gladstone Malcolm 2 February 1914 26 December 1936
29 December 1936 1 September 1942
1 September 1942 4 November 1946
4 November 1946 6 December 1962
Robert Symonette 6 December 1962 9 February 1967
9 February 1967 18 October 1972
Arlington Butler 18 October 1972 20 October 1977
Clifford Darling 20 October 1977 14 November 1991
14 November 1991 2 September 1992
2 September 1992 9 April 1997
9 April 1997 22 May 2002
22 May 2002 23 May 2007
Alvin Smith 23 May 2007 23 May 2012
23 May 2012 24 May 2017
24 May 2017 September 2021
Patricia Deveaux 6 October 2021 Incumbent

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References[]

  1. ^ Dwight C. Hart (2004) The Bahamian Parliament, 1729-2004: Commemorating the 275th anniversary, Jones Publishing, p118
  2. ^ Hart (1729–2002 period)
  3. ^ "The Bahamas reference annual". 1985.
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