Order in Council - Declaring the Precedence of the Speaker of the House of Commons [1919-05-30]
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Title
Order in Council - Declaring the Precedence of the Speaker of the House of Commons [1919-05-30]
Subject
Precedence
Parliament
Description
Order in Council of King George V declaring that the precedence of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
Creator
King George V
Source
College of Arms I78/120
Date
1919-05-30
Contributor
Mark Scott
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Transcript
At the Court at Buckingham Palace
The 30th day of May 1919
Present
The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas it has been represented to His Majesty that there should be assigned to the Speaker of the House of Commons a place in the Order of Precedence in accord with the great dignity and importance of the high office to which he is called.
Now, therefore, His Majesty is pleased by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to declare and ordain that the said Speaker of the House of Commons shall henceforth upon all occasions and in all meetings except where otherwise provided by Act of Parliament have, hold and enjoy place, pre-eminence and precedence immediately after the Lord President of the Council.
Almeric Fitz Roy.
Ornamentation
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Collection
Citation
King George V, “Order in Council - Declaring the Precedence of the Speaker of the House of Commons [1919-05-30],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/579.