Edward Goff Penny (15 May 1820 – 11 October 1881) was an

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, businessman, and

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. Born in Islington (now part of

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, Penny moved to Canada in 1844, settling in

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and joined the ''

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'' 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

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in Ottawa. In 1874, he was the first newspaper reporter appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the

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. He died in office in 1881. Arthur G. Penny, 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

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.http://www.cna-acj.ca/client/cna/cna.nsf/web/PennyAwards/ Canadian Newspaper Association: Edward Goff Penny Memorial Prizes 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.

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