The 27th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 15, 1877, to March 12, 1879. The first government formed was a Protestant coalition led by Louis Henry Davies. After the coalition failed, the Conservative Party led by William Wilfred Sullivan formed a government.
There were three sessions of the 27th General Assembly:
Session | Start | End |
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1st | March 15, 1877 | April 18, 1877 |
2nd | March 14, 1878 | April 18, 1878 |
3rd | February 27, 1879 | March 11, 1879 |
Henry Beer was elected speaker.
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Sir Louis Henry Davies was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician, and judge from the province of Prince Edward Island. In a public career spanning six decades, he served as the third premier of Prince Edward Island, a federal Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister, and as both a Puisne Justice and the sixth Chief Justice of Canada.
Sir William Wilfred Sullivan was a Prince Edward Island journalist, politician and jurist, the fourth premier of Prince Edward Island.
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