Father of the House
Britishnoun
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The process will be overseen by Ken Clarke, who as Father of the House is the long-serving MP in the Commons.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2019
Among the Tories banished on Tuesday night was Ken Clarke, a seventy-nine-year-old former Chancellor and Home Secretary, who is known as the Father of the House, because he is the country’s longest-serving M.P.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 6, 2019
Conservative MP who served for over 50 years under nine Conservative leaders and became Father of the House.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2018
Callaghan became Father of the House in 1983, before standing down from his Cardiff South and Penarth seat at the 1987 general election.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2016
Had he stood again in Page 141 1895, and been again successful, he would have been "Father of the House."
From Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences by Russell, George William Erskine
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