tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705190583378659608.post4916938463076553512..comments2023-11-13T03:52:13.643-05:00Comments on Pragmatism Refreshed: Speaker of the HouseChristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755575167245729981noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705190583378659608.post-36300309686653233752007-06-30T08:04:00.000-04:002007-06-30T08:04:00.000-04:00Thank you, wise reader. That makes sense, since "p...Thank you, wise reader. That makes sense, since "parlour" has the same etymology as the word "parliament" itself, and by Hungerford's time there was presumably an interest in Anglicizing those fancy Norman French terms. I like the Lenthall story better, though.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755575167245729981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705190583378659608.post-6156111606958974702007-06-30T02:12:00.000-04:002007-06-30T02:12:00.000-04:00From wikipedia--for what it's worth:The office of ...From wikipedia--for what it's worth:<BR/><BR/>The office of Speaker dates to the 14th century. The Speaker presides over the House's debates, determining which members may speak....The office of Speaker is almost as old as Parliament itself. The earliest year for which a presiding officer has been identified is 1258, when Peter de Montfort presided over the Parliament held in Oxford. Early presiding officers were known by the title parlour or prolocutor. The first "Speaker" of the House of Commons was Sir Thomas Hungerford, who took office in 1376....Cicily Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970185233928402158noreply@blogger.com