Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales group. In September 2008 Caroline Lucas was elected as the party's first leader. Lucas was reelected in 2010 but chose not to stand in 2012, when Natalie Bennett was elected her successor. After Bennett stood down in 2016 Lucas returned as leader, this time sharing the position with Jonathan Bartley. Prior to 1992 six principal speakers were elected annually. The Female Principal Speaker post was won by Siân Berry, without a contest. The Female Principal Speaker post was won by Caroline Lucas, without a contest. Not all regions of the Green Party used the Principal Speaker system. In particular, the
Bennett College (New York) scheduled to be demolished in 2012. It is still standing, but with far more damage, in June, 2016. Signs on a chain-link fence surrounding the ruined building say "Under New Ownership." The property was purchased in 2014, with plans to tear down the remains of Halcyon Hall, and develop a park.. As of 2016, the developers were not close to tearing it down. Bennett College (New York) Bennett College was a women's college founded in 1890 and located in the Village of Millbrook in New York. The school closed in 1978. Bennett College was founded in 1890 at Irvington, New