Q:Facts: - party: liberal - successor: alexander walker ogilvie - death date: 11 october 1881 - predecessor: james leslie - office: senator for alma , quebec - appointed: alexander mackenzie - term end: october 11 , 1881 - birth date: 15 may 1820 - term start: march 13 , 1874 - name: edward goff penny - death place: montreal , quebec - birth place: islington -lrb- now part of london -rrb- , england - occupation: author , newspaper owner Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward goff penny .
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edward goff penny -lrb- 15 may 1820 -- 11 october 1881 -rrb- was an english-canadian journalist , businessman , and politician .born in islington -lrb- now part of london -rrb- , england , penny moved to canada in 1844 settling in montreal and joined the '' montreal herald '' as a reporter .he 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 .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 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 .