Edward Goff Penny

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honorific-prefix = The Honourable
name = Edward Goff Penny
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birth_date = 15 May 1820
birth_place = Islington (now part of London), England
death_date = death date and age|1881|10|11|1820|5|15
death_place = Montreal, Quebec
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party = Liberal
office = Senator for Alma, Quebec
term_start = March 13, 1874
term_end = October 11, 1881
appointed = Alexander Mackenzie
predecessor = James Leslie
successor = Alexander Walker Ogilvie
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occupation = Author, newspaper owner
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Edward Goff Penny (15 May 1820 – 11 October 1881) was an English-Canadian journalist, businessman, and politician.

Born in Islington (now part of London), England, Penny moved to Canada in 1844 settling in Montreal and joined the "Montreal Herald" as a reporter. He would become editor-in-chief and a co-owner of the newspaper. He was the first president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Ottawa.

In 1874, he was the first newspaper reporter appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Alma, Quebec. He died in office in 1881.

Arthur G. Penny, the grandson of Edward Goff Penny, died in 1963. His will endowed the Edward Goff Penny Memorial Prizes, in memory of his grandfather. The first prizes were awarded in 1991. The awards are administered by the Canadian Newspaper Association [http://www.cna-acj.ca/client/cna/cna.nsf/web/PennyAwards/ Canadian Newspaper Association: Edward Goff Penny Memorial Prizes] . There are two prizes of $1500 for young journalists between the ages 20 and 25. One is given for newspapers with under 25,000 circulation, the other is for newspapers with more than 25,000 circulation.

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