14th General Assembly of Newfoundland

Colony of Newfoundland legislature 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland Colonialbuilding.jpg Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959. 1883 1885 13th General Assembly of Newfoundland 15th General Assembly of Newfoundland Premier William Whiteway 1882 Newfoundland general election The members of the 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1882. The general assembly sat from 1883 to 1885. A coalition of the Conservative and Liberal parties led by William Whiteway formed the government.Hiller J.K. Whiteway, Sir William Vallance 13 http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/whiteway_william_vallance_13E.html Robert Kent was chosen as speaker.http://www.assembly.nl.ca/members/speaker.htm The Speaker of the House of Assembly House of Assembly Sir John Hawley Glover served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/g51.html Glover, Sir John Hawley Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Memorial University Whiteway's government supported the construction of a railway to promote economic growth in the colony.https://books.google.com/books?id=nUjN5uhVA1UC&pg=PA17 Newfoundland and Labrador: A History 17–19 Cadigan Sean 2009 University of Toronto Press 978-1442690592 The Newfoundland Railway Company laid 92 kilometres (57 miles) of track before going into receivership in 1884.http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/railway_narrative.html Railway Narrative Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Memorial University On Boxing Day 1883, members of the Orange Order marched through a Roman Catholic section of the town of Harbour Grace. In the resulting confrontation, known as The Harbour Grace Affray, three Orangemen and one Catholic were killed. A subsequent trial of those accused of killing the Orangemen failed to convict anyone because of the lack of witnesses willing to testify. This led to the breakup of Whiteway's coalition and he subsequently resigned as Premier. Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1882:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_enl/id/87 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador 693–94 ElectionsRoll of Members. 14th General Assembly https://www.assembly.nl.ca/Members/Rolls/1882_Roll%20of%20Members.pdf House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador 2025-03-23 MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously electedNL Independent row Levi GarlandBay de VerdeIndependent1882NL New Party row Walter B. GrieveBonavista BayNew Party1882NL Conservative (historical) row George SkeltonCoalition1878NL Conservative (historical) row Francis WintonCoalition1882NL Conservative (historical) row James L. Noonan (1869)New Party1869, 1883NL Conservative (historical) row Alexander M. MackayBurgeo-La PoileCoalition1878NL Conservative (historical) row James S. WinterBurinCoalition1873NL New Party row John E. PetersNew Party1882NL Conservative (historical) row Alfred PenneyCarbonearCoalition1882NL New Party row Daniel J. GreeneFerrylandNew Party1878NL New Party row Augustus F. GoodridgeNew Party1880NL Conservative (historical) row James O. FraserFortune BayCoalition1878NL Conservative (historical) row Ambrose SheaHarbour GraceCoalition1848, 1874NL Conservative (historical) row Charles DaweCoalition1878NL Liberal (historical) row Joseph I. LittleHarbour MainCoalition1867NL Liberal (historical) row Richard MacDonnellCoalition1882NL Conservative (historical) row William J. S. DonnellyPlacentia and St. Mary'sCoalition1878NL New Party row Albert BradshawNew Party1882NL Conservative (historical) row Michael TobinCoalition1882NL Independent row John BartlettPort de GraveIndependent1873, 1882NL Liberal (historical) row Michael H. CartySt. George'sElection held October 21, 1882Coalition1882NL Liberal (historical) row Robert J. KentSt. John's EastCoalition1873NL Liberal (historical) row John Joseph DearinCoalition1873, 1882NL Liberal (historical) row Robert John Parsons, Jr.Coalition1869, 1878NL Liberal (historical) row Patrick J. ScottSt. John's WestCoalition1873NL Liberal (historical) row Philip D. WhiteCoalition1882NL Liberal (historical) row James J. CallananCoalition1882NL Conservative (historical) row William WhitewayTrinity BayCoalition1859, 1873NL Liberal (historical) row Robert BondCoalition1882NL Liberal (historical) row Joseph BoydCoalition1882NL Conservative (historical) row Smith McKayTwillingate and FogoCoalition1869, 1882NL Liberal (historical) row Richard RiceCoalition1882NL Liberal (historical) row Jabez ThompsonCoalition1882NL Liberal (historical) row John H. BooneWhite BayCoalition1882 By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonBonavista BayJames L. NoonanNew Party1883Declared electedW Grieve election overturned - employed by government Notes References Newfoundland Category:Terms of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador