Father of the House
Britishnoun
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As the longest-serving female and male MPs in Parliament, Abbott and Sir Edward hold the titles of Mother and Father of the House.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
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
Footnote 15: M.P. for Wolverhampton 1835-1898, becoming "Father of the House."
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount Esher
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