Complex sentence: Malcolm's father Ormond had been the Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1868 to 1897 and the younger Malcolm was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly in February 1914 following the death of the previous speaker WCB Johnson.
Split into simpler sentences: Malcolm's father Ormond had been the Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1868 to 1897. The younger Malcolm was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly in February 1914 following the death of the previous speaker WCB Johnson.