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Present Government has 76 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 26 references, with 4 live disagreements.

76 facts·65 predicates·26 sources·4 in dispute

Mostly:aims to keep down(4), introduces(4), makes legislation tend to(3)

Held Office`heldOffice`

four or five years^[10]all time · Prostitution

Inbound mentions (30)

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`allegeNeglectReceivedFrom`Allege Neglect Received From(1)

Cooktown Peopleex:cooktown-people

`appointedBy`Appointed by(1)

One Sided Commissionex:one-sided-commission

`assumedSealsOfOffice`Assumed Seals of Office(1)

Treasurerex:treasurer

`atStandstillDueTo`At Standstill Due to(1)

Sugar Industryex:sugar-industry

`believedGovernmentDidRight`Believed Government Did Right(1)

Samuel Griffithex:samuel-griffith

`certainGovernmentWouldAbolish`Certain Government Would Abolish(1)

Archibald Mestonex:archibald-meston

`certainGovernmentWouldAbolishForce`Certain Government Would Abolish Force(1)

Archibald Mestonex:archibald-meston

`comparedToPromises`Compared to Promises(1)

Sir Thomas Mcilwraith Speechex:sir-thomas-mcilwraith-speech

`continuedBy`Continued by(1)

Policy Continuationex:policy-continuation

`creationOf`Creation of(1)

Divisional Boardsex:divisional-boards

`criticizesSeverely`Criticizes Severely(1)

Article Authorex:article-author

`deniesOwnership`Denies Ownership(1)

Townsville Daily Bulletinex:townsville-daily-bulletin

`denounced`Denounced(1)

Speakers Pritchard Hardacre Reidex:speakers-pritchard-hardacre-reid

`enactedPostAccession`Enacted Post Accession(1)

Auditor Generals Salary Billex:auditor-generals-salary-bill

`establishedBy`Established by(1)

Mining Departmentex:mining-department

`framesGovernmentPositively`Frames Government Positively(1)

Our Cairns Letterex:our-cairns-letter

`goingTolerablyWell`Going Tolerably Well(1)

Electors Assessmentex:electors-assessment

`hasAlwaysBeenInAntagonismTo`Has Always Been in Antagonism to(1)

Cairns Postex:cairns-post

`highlightedBenefitsBy`Highlighted Benefits by(1)

Mr Macrossan Speech Townsvilleex:mr-macrossan-speech-townsville

`independentSupporter`Independent Supporter(1)

John Govettex:john-govett

`isInStrongAntagonismTo`Is in Strong Antagonism to(1)

Cairns Postex:cairns-post

`isRadicallyHostileTo`Is Radically Hostile to(1)

Brisbane Telegraphex:brisbane-telegraph

`keepsGovernmentUpToMark`Keeps Government Up to Mark(1)

Mr Griffithex:mr-griffith

`observedShadowCastBy`Observed Shadow Cast by(1)

Mr W Brookesex:mr-w-brookes

`precededBy`Preceded by(1)

Late Administrationex:late-administration

`proposedBy`Proposed by(1)

Three Million Pound Loanex:three-million-pound-loan

`receivedNeglectFrom`Received Neglect From(1)

Cooktown Districtex:cooktown-district

`renderedAssistanceTo`Rendered Assistance to(1)

E R Druryex:e-r-drury

`reviewedLegislation`Reviewed Legislation(1)

Sir Thomas Mcilwraith Speechex:sir-thomas-mcilwraith-speech

`servePoliticalEndsOf`Serve Political Ends of(1)

Foes of Separation and Sugar Industryex:foes-of-separation-and-sugar-industry

Other facts (75)

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75 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Aims to Keep Down	Agricultural Industry	[2]
Aims to Keep Down	Manufacturing Industries	[2]
Aims to Keep Down	Mining Industry	[2]
Aims to Keep Down	Working Classes	[2]
Introduces	Chinese Immigrants	[2]
Introduces	Cingalese Laborers	[2]
Introduces	Kanaka Laborers	[2]
Introduces	Malay Laborers	[2]
Makes Legislation Tend to	Interest Sugar Planters	[2]
Makes Legislation Tend to	Interest Pastoral Tenants	[2]
Makes Legislation Tend to	Interest Speculators	[2]
Selected Proper Place for Commencement	Cairns Railway	[7]
Selected Proper Place for Commencement	Cairns Railway	[13]
Would Not Tolerate	Native Police	[19]
Would Not Tolerate	Native Police	[22]
Would Not Tolerate If Informed	null	[21]
Would Not Tolerate If Informed	{}	[24]
Suspended Vote for Retrenchment	Mackay School	[1]
Aims to	Strengthen Squatting Party Power	[2]
Aims to Drive Out	White Workers	[2]
Opposed to Introduction of Own Race	null	[2]
Has Taken to Ranks	Morehead	[2]
Refusal to Allow	Selection on Mclvor River Lands	[3]
Hesitated to Spend	Loan Money for Endeavour River	[3]
Hesitated to Request Parliament for	Important Public Works in Cooktown	[3]
Takes From Wharf Rents	900	[3]
Gives Alleged Reason of	Expense of Police Protection	[3]
Will Not Allow Favour	to one line over other	[2]
Policy on Railways	no favour to one line, extend Central and Northern simultaneously	[2]
Gave	Railway to Bowen	[2]
Contrasts With	Liberals	[2]
Precedes in Time	One Parliamentary Session of Brookes	[4]
Formed in Year	1879	[4]
Interfered With	Freedom of Speech	[4]
If Holds Office Much Longer	Old Colonists Pack Up and Go	[2]
Appointed Five Jps	List Messrs Peter White Alex Hunter J W Cook S C Cooper Robert Hull	[5]
Vigorously Contended for Return	Two Polynesians	[2]
Defends Actions Awaiting Verdict	null	[6]
Leaves Openings for	Malays Javanese Other Coloured	[4]
Stops Door to	Hindoo Agricultural Coolie	[4]
Adopts Methods	Claptrap for Elections	[4]
Does Not Mean to Commence	Ross Island Bridge	[7]
Has Approval of	General Body Electors	[8]
Compelled to Large Taxation	null	[2]
Antagonized by Local Press	null	[8]
Entered New Arrangement With	Other Colonies	[6]
Took Office Under	Difficult Circumstances	[7]
Perpetuates Injustices	Mail Arrangements	[2]
Professes Desire to Remove	Brisbane Influence Evils	[2]
Unlikely to Submit	New Policy Comprehensive Forecast	[9]
Rushed to Opposite Extreme Acknowledging Prior Condemned Principle Right	null	[10]
Opposed Divisional Boards System	In Its Entirety	[10]
Cannot Be Suspected of	Hostility to Boards	[11]
Conferred Benefits on	North Queensland	[12]
Thinks More of	Petty Obstacles Over Combinations	[12]
Presumed Hinting at Removing Telegraph to Townsville	null	[13]
Sarcasm Never Rewards	Robert Bullock	[13]
One of First Works	Bring Expenditure Within Income	[13]
Will Wipe Out Deficit by	Energy	[13]
Firmly Established in Office by	1884 85	[14]
Formed in	1883-11	[15]
Fallen to Lot to	select proper place	[13]
Questioned for	extra interest payment	[16]
Accessioned to Office	recently	[16]
Passed	Auditor Generals Salary Bill	[16]
Allowed Interest of	8 per cent	[16]
Introduced	Auditor Generals Salary Bill	[16]
Contrasted With Opponents	Political Opponents	[17]
Should Devise Scheme for	social and economical results	[17]
Would Not Tolerate If Knowledge	null	[18]
Would Not Tolerate Native Police	null	[20]
Gave Instructions to	Police	[23]
To Be Congratulated on	State of Revenue	[25]
Warmly Complimented on	Amount of Expenditure	[25]
Held Office for	4-5 years	[26]

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76 undated

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suspendedVoteForRetrenchmenttrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:mackay-school

—

aimsTotrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:strengthen-squatting-party-power

—

aimsToDriveOuttrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:white-workers

—

aimsToKeepDowntrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:agricultural-industry

—

aimsToKeepDowntrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:manufacturing-industries

—

aimsToKeepDowntrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:mining-industry

—

aimsToKeepDowntrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:working-classes

—

makesLegislationTendTotrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:interest-sugar-planters

—

introducestrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:chinese-immigrants

—

introducestrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:cingalese-laborers

—

introducestrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:kanaka-laborers

—

introducestrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:malay-laborers

—

makesLegislationTendTotrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:interest-pastoral-tenants

—

makesLegislationTendTotrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:interest-speculators

—

opposedToIntroductionOfOwnRacetrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

—

hasTakenToRankstrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:morehead

—

refusalToAllowtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:selection-on-mclvor-river-lands

—

hesitatedToSpendtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:loan-money-for-endeavour-river

—

hesitatedToRequestParliamentFortrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:important-public-works-in-cooktown

—

takesFromWharfRentstrove-cooktown/mossman-early

900

—

givesAllegedReasonOftrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:expense-of-police-protection

—

willNotAllowFavourtrove-cooktown/cingalese

to one line over other

—

policyOnRailwaystrove-cooktown/cingalese

no favour to one line, extend Central and Northern simultaneously

—

gavetrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:railway-to-bowen

—

contrastsWithtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:liberals

—

precedesInTimetrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:one-parliamentary-session-of-brookes

—

formedInYeartrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

1879

—

interferedWithtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:freedom-of-speech

—

ifHoldsOfficeMuchLongertrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:old-colonists-pack-up-and-go

—

appointedFiveJpstrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

ex:list-messrs-peter-white-alex-hunter-j-w-cook-s-c-cooper-robert-hull

—

vigorouslyContendedForReturntrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:two-polynesians

—

defendsActionsAwaitingVerdicttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

null

—

selectedProperPlaceForCommencementtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:cairns-railway

—

leavesOpeningsFortrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:malays-javanese-other-coloured

—

stopsDoorTotrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:hindoo-agricultural-coolie

—

adoptsMethodstrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:claptrap-for-elections

—

doesNotMeanToCommencetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:ross-island-bridge

—

hasApprovalOftrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:general-body-electors

—

compelledToLargeTaxationtrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

—

antagonizedByLocalPresstrove-cooktown/john-davis

null

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enteredNewArrangementWithtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:other-colonies

—

tookOfficeUndertrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:difficult-circumstances

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perpetuatesInjusticestrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:mail-arrangements

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professesDesireToRemovetrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:brisbane-influence-evils

—

unlikelyToSubmittrove-cooktown/oliver-wates

ex:new-policy-comprehensive-forecast

—

rushedToOppositeExtremeAcknowledgingPriorCondemnedPrincipleRighttrove-cooktown/prostitution

null

—

opposedDivisionalBoardsSystemtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:in-its-entirety

—

heldOfficetrove-cooktown/prostitution

four or five years

—

cannotBeSuspectedOftrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:hostility-to-boards

—

conferredBenefitsOntrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:north-queensland

—

thinksMoreOftrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:petty-obstacles-over-combinations

—

presumedHintingAtRemovingTelegraphToTownsvilletrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

null

—

sarcasmNeverRewardstrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:robert-bullock

—

oneOfFirstWorkstrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:bring-expenditure-within-income

—

willWipeOutDeficitBytrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:energy

—

firmlyEstablishedInOfficeBytrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:1884-85

—

formedIntrove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation

1883-11

—

selectedProperPlaceForCommencementtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:cairns-railway

—

fallenToLotTotrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

select proper place

—

questionedForbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52032003_Thursday-6-November-1884-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-thursday-november-6-1884-th

extra interest payment

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accessionedToOfficebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52032003_Thursday-6-November-1884-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-thursday-november-6-1884-th

recently

—

passedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52032003_Thursday-6-November-1884-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-thursday-november-6-1884-th

ex:auditor-generals-salary-bill

—

allowedInterestOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52032003_Thursday-6-November-1884-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-thursday-november-6-1884-th

8 per cent

—

introducedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52032003_Thursday-6-November-1884-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-thursday-november-6-1884-th

ex:auditor-generals-salary-bill

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contrastedWithOpponentsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174759833_Monday-30-May-1887_Our-Cairns-Letter-May-21

ex:political-opponents

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shouldDeviseSchemeForbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174759833_Monday-30-May-1887_Our-Cairns-Letter-May-21

social and economical results

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wouldNotTolerateIfKnowledgerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-docs-digitised-collections-remove-92163-pdf-pdf-156422b402ca

null

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wouldNotToleraterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-docs-digitised-collections-remove-92163-pdf-pdf-extracted-55e2b3ffc249

ex:native-police

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wouldNotTolerateNativePolicerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article20765884

null

—

wouldNotTolerateIfInformedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-meston-1896-report-fromthepage

null

—

wouldNotToleraterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-meston-article-20765884

ex:native-police

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gaveInstructionsTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-secondary-mowbray-connolly-mona-mona-secondary-exact-mary-nellie-rosie-if-present

ex:police

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wouldNotTolerateIfInformedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-meston-main-source-rearchive

{}

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toBeCongratulatedOnrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-52277518

ex:state-of-revenue

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warmlyComplimentedOnrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-52277518

ex:amount-of-expenditure

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heldOfficeForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-291459424

4-5 years

References (26)

26 references

[1]Protector Roth1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/protector-roth
[2]Cingalese24 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[3]Mossman Early5 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mossman-early
[4]Mauritius Queensland6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[5]North Shore Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
[6]Coloured Persons2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[7]Beche De Mer3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[8]John Davis2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[9]Oliver Wates1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/oliver-wates
[10]Prostitution3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[11]Watkins1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
[12]Bloomfield2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
[13]North Shore Full6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[14]Reynolds1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[15]Aboriginal Exploitation1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation
[16]52032003 Thursday 6 November 1884 the Morning Bulletin Rockhampton Thursday November 6 1884 Th5 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52032003_Thursday-6-November-1884-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-thursday-november-6-1884-th
[17]174759833 Monday 30 May 1887 Our Cairns Letter May 212 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174759833_Monday-30-May-1887_Our-Cairns-Letter-May-21
[18]001 Aiatsis Gov Au Sites Default Files Docs Digitised Collections Remove 92163 Pdf Pdf 156422b402ca1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-docs-digitised-collections-remove-92163-pdf-pdf-156422b402ca
[19]001 Aiatsis Gov Au Sites Default Files Docs Digitised Collections Remove 92163 Pdf Pdf Extracted 55e2b3ffc2491 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-docs-digitised-collections-remove-92163-pdf-pdf-extracted-55e2b3ffc249
[20]Trove Nla News Article207658841 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article20765884
[21]Qsa6826 Meston 1896 Report Fromthepage1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-meston-1896-report-fromthepage
[22]Trove Meston Article 207658841 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-meston-article-20765884
[23]Focused Secondary Mowbray Connolly Mona Mona Secondary Exact Mary Nellie Rosie If Present1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-secondary-mowbray-connolly-mona-mona-secondary-exact-mary-nellie-rosie-if-present
[24]Qsa6826 Meston Main Source Rearchive1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-meston-main-source-rearchive
[25]Trove Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 522775182 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-52277518
[26]Trove Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 2914594241 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-291459424

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allegeNeglectReceivedFromAllege Neglect Received From(1)

appointedByAppointed by(1)

assumedSealsOfOfficeAssumed Seals of Office(1)

atStandstillDueToAt Standstill Due to(1)

believedGovernmentDidRightBelieved Government Did Right(1)

certainGovernmentWouldAbolishCertain Government Would Abolish(1)

certainGovernmentWouldAbolishForceCertain Government Would Abolish Force(1)

comparedToPromisesCompared to Promises(1)

continuedByContinued by(1)

creationOfCreation of(1)

criticizesSeverelyCriticizes Severely(1)

deniesOwnershipDenies Ownership(1)

denouncedDenounced(1)

enactedPostAccessionEnacted Post Accession(1)

establishedByEstablished by(1)

framesGovernmentPositivelyFrames Government Positively(1)

goingTolerablyWellGoing Tolerably Well(1)

hasAlwaysBeenInAntagonismToHas Always Been in Antagonism to(1)

highlightedBenefitsByHighlighted Benefits by(1)

independentSupporterIndependent Supporter(1)

isInStrongAntagonismToIs in Strong Antagonism to(1)

isRadicallyHostileToIs Radically Hostile to(1)

keepsGovernmentUpToMarkKeeps Government Up to Mark(1)

observedShadowCastByObserved Shadow Cast by(1)

precededByPreceded by(1)

proposedByProposed by(1)

receivedNeglectFromReceived Neglect From(1)

renderedAssistanceToRendered Assistance to(1)

reviewedLegislationReviewed Legislation(1)

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Held Office`heldOffice`

`allegeNeglectReceivedFrom`Allege Neglect Received From(1)

`appointedBy`Appointed by(1)

`assumedSealsOfOffice`Assumed Seals of Office(1)

`atStandstillDueTo`At Standstill Due to(1)

`believedGovernmentDidRight`Believed Government Did Right(1)

`certainGovernmentWouldAbolish`Certain Government Would Abolish(1)

`certainGovernmentWouldAbolishForce`Certain Government Would Abolish Force(1)

`comparedToPromises`Compared to Promises(1)

`continuedBy`Continued by(1)

`creationOf`Creation of(1)

`criticizesSeverely`Criticizes Severely(1)

`deniesOwnership`Denies Ownership(1)

`denounced`Denounced(1)

`enactedPostAccession`Enacted Post Accession(1)

`establishedBy`Established by(1)

`framesGovernmentPositively`Frames Government Positively(1)

`goingTolerablyWell`Going Tolerably Well(1)

`hasAlwaysBeenInAntagonismTo`Has Always Been in Antagonism to(1)

`highlightedBenefitsBy`Highlighted Benefits by(1)

`independentSupporter`Independent Supporter(1)

`isInStrongAntagonismTo`Is in Strong Antagonism to(1)

`isRadicallyHostileTo`Is Radically Hostile to(1)

`keepsGovernmentUpToMark`Keeps Government Up to Mark(1)

`observedShadowCastBy`Observed Shadow Cast by(1)

`precededBy`Preceded by(1)

`proposedBy`Proposed by(1)

`receivedNeglectFrom`Received Neglect From(1)

`renderedAssistanceTo`Rendered Assistance to(1)

`reviewedLegislation`Reviewed Legislation(1)

`servePoliticalEndsOf`Serve Political Ends of(1)