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Henry Boyle, the Future Earl of Shannon, Is Unanimously Elected Speaker of the Irish Parliament

October 4, 1733

Ireland

Henry Boyle, the future Earl of Shannon, is unanimously elected Speaker of the Irish parliament

Henry Boyle, the future Earl of Shannon, is unanimously elected Speaker of the Irish Parliament. He will serve until 1756, becoming the longest-serving Speaker during the Irish parliamentary period from 1692 to 1800.