- Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election, 1908
The Southern Rhodesia Legislative Council election of
April 24 ,1908 was the fourth election to the Legislative Council ofSouthern Rhodesia . The Legislative Council had, since1903 , comprised seven members elected by registered voters from four electoral districts; in1907 the number of members nominated by theBritish South Africa Company was reduced from seven to five. TheAdministrator of Southern Rhodesia sat on the Legislative Council "ex officio". The Resident Commissioner of Southern Rhodesia, James George Fair, also sat on the Legislative Council "ex officio" but without the right to vote.Results
Note: William Harvey Brown was absent for the third and fourth (extraordinary) sessions of the Legislative Council in 1910 and 1911.
Nominated members
The members nominated by the British South Africa Company were:
* Clarkson Henry Tredgold, Attorney-General
* Edward Ross Townsend, Secretary for Agriculture
* James Hutchison Kennedy, Master of the High Court
* Ernest William Sanders Montagu, Secretary for Mines and Works
* Francis James Newton CMG, TreasurerDuring the absence of Clarkson Henry Tredgold from
July 3 ,1908 , Robert McIlwaine (Secretary of the Law Department) stood in for him. Edward Ross Townsend stood down and was replaced by Dr Eric Arthur Nobbs (Director of Agriculture) onApril 23 ,1909 .References
* "Source Book of Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898-1962" ed. by F.M.G. Willson (Department of Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury 1963)
* "Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894-1964" by F.M.G. Willson and G.C. Passmore, assisted by Margaret T. Mitchell (Source Book No. 3, Department of Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury 1966)
* "Official Year Book of the Colony of Southern Rhodesia", No. 1 - 1924, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
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