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Unanimously elected Speaker of the Ontario Legislature, MPP Russell Rowe is escorted into the chamber by Opposition Leader Robert Nixon (left) and Pre(...)
Unanimously elected Speaker of the Ontario Legislature, MPP Russell Rowe is escorted into the chamber by Opposition Leader Robert Nixon (left) and Pre(...)

Unanimously elected Speaker of the Ontario Legislature, MPP Russell Rowe is escorted into the chamber by Opposition Leader Robert Nixon (left) and Pre(...)

Date10/22/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Unanimously elected Speaker of the Ontario Legislature, MPP Russell Rowe is escorted into the chamber by Opposition Leader Robert Nixon (left) and Premier William Davis. The mild-mannered Rowe succeeds Allan Reuter, retiring because of poor health. Reuter has called the Legislature Canada's rowdiest.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0077693F
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