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Sir Henry Charles Kerruish OBE LLD CP MLC (23 July 1917 – 2 August 2003) was a Manx politician who was the first President of Tynwald and, as Speaker of the House of Keys from 1962 to 1990, was the longest-serving Speaker in any Parliament in the Commonwealth. He was also the first Chairman of the Executive Council, the forerunner of the present Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, from 1961 to 1967. This made him the first Manx person to fulfil an executive role on the Isle of Man. Previously the Lieutenant Governor had exercised all executive power. He was a keen supporter of Scouting on the Isle of Man, often offering his own lands for camping.

During the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a westerly wind brought much contaminated fallout across Europe, including the Isle of Man. Charles Kerruish disdained from culling his mouton based around Snaefell. He subsequently sold his slaughtered animals to the Manx population for consumption.

Unlike some of his contemporaries at the time, he devotedly supported the un-elected Legislative Council.

References

1. "The Hon Anne Craine MHK | Gresham College". Gresham.ac.uk. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
2. "Kerruish, Henry Charles" (PDF). tynwald.org. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
3. "July 23 Birthdays in History". Brainyhistory.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

v t e Chairmen & Speakers of the House of Keys
R Stevenson E Christian C Christian T Stevenson J Stevenson Heywood G Moore Taubman (Snr) Taubman Wilks Goldie J T Goldie-Taubman J Moore Gawne J S Goldie-Taubman A W Moore Maitland Kerruish Clucas Qualtrough Corlett Kerruish Kneale Cain Cringle Cannan Brown Rodan Watterson

v t e President of Tynwald
Kerruish Cringle Christian Rodan Skelly

v t e Chief ministers of the Isle of Man
	Sir Charles Kerruish Norman Crowe Percy Radcliffe Clifford Irving Col Dr Edgar Mann Sir Miles Walker Donald Gelling Richard Corkill Donald Gelling Tony Brown Allan Bell Howard Quayle Alfred Cannan

v t e Members of the House of Keys for Garff
Mylrea Killip Kerruish J R Kerruish R Callow Cowin Kerruish C Bridson Moore Thornton-Duesbery Kneale Mann Rodan

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