Example sentences of "was elected [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But under the revised membership clause of the constitution the Rev W. B. Sleight , who was not a missioner , was eligible for this honour and it was he , who , " in accordance with the general feeling " , was elected the first President of the BDDA . |
| 2 | He took a prominent and active part in the investigations which led ultimately to the Mines Inspection Act of 1851 , and he was elected the first president of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers , to which he subsequently read many papers , on its formation at Newcastle in 1852 . |
| 3 | He took a leading part in the formation of the Institute of Marine Engineers and was elected the first president in 1889 . |
| 4 | The Wensleydale-born man was elected the first president of the Society by those gathered in the watchmaker 's shop in 1835 and held that post until his death in 1858 . |
| 5 | Kinloch stood as the Whig candidate in the election that followed , and in December of that year was elected the first MP for the borough . |