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Edward Goff Penny (15 May 1820 – 11 October 1881) was an English-Canadian journalist, businessman, and politician. Born in Islington (now part of London), England, Penny moved to Canada in 1844, settling in Montreal, Quebec and joined the Montreal Herald as a reporter. At the same time he studied law and in 1850 was admitted to the Lower Canadian bar, though he never practised law as a profession. Penny would become editor-in-chief and a co-owner of the newspaper, taking it to "its height of success". He was the first president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Ottawa.

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  • إدوارد غوف بيني هو صحفي وسياسي كندي، ولد في 15 مايو 1820 في ‏ في المملكة المتحدة، وتوفي في 11 أكتوبر 1881 في مونتريال في كندا. نشط حزبياً في الحزب الليبرالي الكندي. وقد انتخب عضو مجلس الشيوخ الكندي ‏. (ar)
  • Edward Goff Penny (15 May 1820 – 11 October 1881) was an English-Canadian journalist, businessman, and politician. Born in Islington (now part of London), England, Penny moved to Canada in 1844, settling in Montreal, Quebec and joined the Montreal Herald as a reporter. At the same time he studied law and in 1850 was admitted to the Lower Canadian bar, though he never practised law as a profession. Penny would become editor-in-chief and a co-owner of the newspaper, taking it to "its height of success". He was the first president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Ottawa. In 1874, he was the first newspaper reporter appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Alma, Quebec. He died in office in 1881. , the grandson of Edward Goff Penny, died in 1963. His will endowed the Edward Goff Penny Memorial Prizes, in memory of his grandfather. The first prizes were awarded in 1991. The awards are administered by the Canadian Newspaper Association. There are two prizes of $1500 for young journalists between the ages 20 and 25. One is given for newspapers with less than 25,000 circulation; the other is for newspapers with more than 25,000 circulation. (en)
  • Edward Goff Penny (15 mai 1820-11 octobre 1881) est un écrivain, propriétaire de journal et homme politique fédéral du Québec. Né à Islington, aujourd'hui incorporée à Londres en Angleterre, M. Penny immigra au Canada en 1844 et s'installa à Montréal. Il joignit le Montreal Herald à titre de reporter. Il deviendra ensuite éditeur-en-chef et copropriétaire du journal ainsi que le premier président de la Galerie de la presse parlementaire à Ottawa. En 1874, il fut le premier journaliste nommé au Sénat du Canada dans la division d'Alma au Québec. Il mourut en fonction en 1881, à Montréal. Son petit-fils, Arthur G. Penny, créa le Edward Goff Penny Memorial Prizes en mémoire de son grand-père. Ses prix, dont les premiers furent remis en 1991 et sont actuellement administrés par l'. Son fils, Edward Goff Penny, fut député fédéral de Saint-Laurent. (fr)
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  • إدوارد غوف بيني هو صحفي وسياسي كندي، ولد في 15 مايو 1820 في ‏ في المملكة المتحدة، وتوفي في 11 أكتوبر 1881 في مونتريال في كندا. نشط حزبياً في الحزب الليبرالي الكندي. وقد انتخب عضو مجلس الشيوخ الكندي ‏. (ar)
  • Edward Goff Penny (15 May 1820 – 11 October 1881) was an English-Canadian journalist, businessman, and politician. Born in Islington (now part of London), England, Penny moved to Canada in 1844, settling in Montreal, Quebec and joined the Montreal Herald as a reporter. At the same time he studied law and in 1850 was admitted to the Lower Canadian bar, though he never practised law as a profession. Penny would become editor-in-chief and a co-owner of the newspaper, taking it to "its height of success". He was the first president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Ottawa. (en)
  • Edward Goff Penny (15 mai 1820-11 octobre 1881) est un écrivain, propriétaire de journal et homme politique fédéral du Québec. Né à Islington, aujourd'hui incorporée à Londres en Angleterre, M. Penny immigra au Canada en 1844 et s'installa à Montréal. Il joignit le Montreal Herald à titre de reporter. Il deviendra ensuite éditeur-en-chef et copropriétaire du journal ainsi que le premier président de la Galerie de la presse parlementaire à Ottawa. En 1874, il fut le premier journaliste nommé au Sénat du Canada dans la division d'Alma au Québec. Il mourut en fonction en 1881, à Montréal. (fr)
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