“Some Recollections of a Rhodesian Speaker” is an autobiographical account by Albert Rubidge Washington Stumbles, who served as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia from 1964 to 1972. Born on January 20, 1904, in Fort Beaufort, Cape Colony, Stumbles moved to Southern Rhodesia in 1913 and later became a prominent lawyer and politician. As Speaker, he notably accepted the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965, a pivotal moment in the nation’s history.
