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Michael Fenton (Australian politician)
Michael Fenton (1789 – 6 April 1874) was a politician in colonial Tasmania. He was the first Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.〔
==Biography==
Michael Fenton was born in Castle Town, County Sligo, Ireland,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fenton, Michael )〕 the third son of Michael Fenton, who served as the high sheriff of Sligo.
Fenton was a captain in the 13th Light Infantry Regiment.〔 After service in India and Burma, he sold his commission and emigrated to Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land) in 1829, settling on a grant of land at Fenton Forest, near Glenora, on the River Derwent.
He was appointed a member of the nominee Tasmanian Legislative Council by Sir John Franklin in 1840, and was one of the "Patriotic Six" who resigned their seats in the Council in order to frustrate the financial policy of Governor John Eardley-Wilmot, in October 1845.〔 However, he was reappointed by royal warrant in March 1847.〔 In 1851 Fenton became one of the first elected members of the Legislative Council, representing New Norfolk. In 1855 he was elected Speaker in succession to Sir Richard Dry. When responsible government was conceded, he entered the House of Assembly for New Norfolk, and was elected the first Speaker in December 1856. Fenton continued to fill the chair of the House until retiring in May 1861. He was succeeded by Sir Robert Officer.〔
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