Further tribute has been paid to Speaker of the House of Keys Jim Cain, who died recently.

Mr Cain was an MHK from 1986 to 1996 and also served as a health minister.

The news was first announced in the House of Keys by current speaker Juan Watterson.

Last week saw the first Tynwald sitting since.

President of Tynwald Steve Rodan said: ’The one or two of us who will remember him as a member of the Court remember a gentleman who was known for courtesy in debate and for very detailed and meticulous, reasoned argument in this court in debate.

’He also produced very lengthy, detailed election manifestos that ran to dozens of pages to land through the letter boxes of the voters of Douglas West.’

James Crookall Cain was born in 1927, the son of James Mylchreest Cain - who himself was to become an MHK in 1956 - and Jean Cain (nee Crookall). His two grandfathers and an uncle were also MHKs.

Mr Cain served with the 1st Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment, before becoming a chartered accountant with W.H. Walker, which went on to become PKF.

In 1986 he was elected as MHK for Douglas West.

During his 10 years as an MHK he served in the Treasury and had two years as the minister at the Department of Health and Social Security before, following the 1991 general election, becoming Speaker.

He also chaired the public accounts committee.

Mr Cain was married to Muriel and had two daughters. He was a former chairman of both Hospice Care and the Manx Heritage Foundation, as well as president of the King William’s College Society.

He was a founder chairman of Douglas Round Table.

Tynwald members stood in silence to remember him.