13th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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13th General Assembly of Newfoundland
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Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded1879
Disbanded1882
Preceded by 12th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
 1878 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 13th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1878. The general assembly sat from 1879 to 1882.

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The Conservative Party led by William Whiteway formed the government. [1]

A.J.W. McNeilly was chosen as speaker. [2]

Sir John Hawley Glover served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until 1881. [3]

Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse succeeded Glover as governor. [4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878: [5]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
Alfred Penney Bay de Verde Conservative 1878
Francis Winton Bonavista Bay Conservative 1878
George Skelton Conservative 1878
James Saint Conservative 1878
Alexander M. Mackay Burgeo-La Poile Conservative 1878
James S. Winter Burin Conservative 1873
James J. Rogerson Conservative 1870
John Rorke Carbonear Conservative 1863
James G. Conroy Ferryland Liberal 1874
Daniel J. Greene Liberal 1878
James O. Fraser Fortune Bay Conservative 1878
Ambrose Shea Harbour Grace Conservative 1848, 1874
Charles Dawe Conservative 1878
Joseph I. Little Harbour Main Liberal 1867
Patrick Nowlan Liberal 1873
William J. S. Donnelly Placentia and St. Mary's Conservative 1878
James Collins Conservative 1873
Michael E. Dwyer Conservative 1874
Nathan Norman Port de Grave Conservative 1878
Michael J. O'Mara St. John's East Liberal 1878
Robert J. Kent Liberal 1873
Robert John Parsons, Jr. Liberal 1843
Lewis Tessier St. John's West Liberal 1873
Patrick J. Scott Liberal 1873
Maurice Fenelon Liberal 1873
William Whiteway Trinity Bay Conservative 1859, 1873
James H. Watson Conservative 1874
John Randall Conservative 1878
Alexander J.W. McNeilly Twillingate and Fogo Conservative 1878
Stanley B. Carter Conservative 1878
Richard P. Rice Conservative 1878

Notes:

    By-elections

    None

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    References

    1. ↑ Hiller, J.K. (1994). "Whiteway, Sir William Vallance". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    2. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
    3. ↑ "Glover, Sir John Hawley". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    4. ↑ "Maxse, Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    5. ↑ "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . pp. 692–93.
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