GIFT TO “T.P.”
Father of the House of Commons British Official Wireless Reed. Noon. RUGBY. Thursday. The Right Hon. T. P. O'Connor, father of the House of Commons, the recipient this afternoon of deeds ot annuity of a capital value of j £IO.OOO, which had been subscribed by his friends and colleagues in both ! Houses. The ceremony, which took place on I the terrace ot the Houses of Parlia ment, was presided over by the Prim' Minister. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. ■ who made the presentation, and the ‘speakers included Mr. Stanley Bald win. Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Bir 'kenhead. | By a clause in the trust, the capital I will upon Mr. O’Connor's death ! used to found a scholarship. Mr. O’Connor, who has been a member of the House of Common* since 1885. is 81 years old. He is still engaged in journalistic work.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 719, 19 July 1929, Page 9
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