3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

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3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
History
Founded1843
Disbanded1848
Preceded by 2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Elections
Last election
1842 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in 1842. The General Assembly sat from January 14, 1843 [1] to 1848.

Contents

The General Assembly had not sat from 1841 to 1843 as the colony's constitution had been suspended. Following the passing of the Newfoundland Act 1842 by the British Parliament, [2] the elected assembly and appointed Legislative Council were combined into a single unicameral legislature. [3] The legislature continue to meet at the Old Court House until 1846 when that building was destroyed in a fire; for the next two years, the legislature met in a classroom in an orphan asylum. [4]

James Crowdy was chosen as speaker. [5]

In 1843, a new Education Act was passed which redistributed education funding between separate Protestant and Catholic school systems. [6]

Sir Henry Prescott served as civil governor of Newfoundland until 1846. [7] Robert Law served as colonial administrator [8] until the arrival of Sir John Le Marchant in April 1847. [9]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1843: [10]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliation [11] First elected
Robert Carter Bonavista BayConservative1842
Clement Pitt Benning BurinLiberal1842
Thomas Ridley Conception BayConservative1842
John Munn Conservative1842
James Luke Prendergast Liberal1842
Edmund Hanrahan Liberal1842
Thomas Glen FerrylandLiberal1842
John Slade [nb 1] [12] FogoConservative1842
Bryan Robinson Fortune BayConservative1842
John Dillon Placentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1842
Simon Morris Liberal1842
Laurence O'Brien St. John'sLiberal1840
John Valentine Nugent Liberal1842
William Carson Liberal1833
Robert John Parsons Liberal1843
Richard Barnes Trinity BayConservative1842
Thomas Bulley Job 1846

Notes:

  1. Elected after general election

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
St. John's Robert John Parsons Liberal1843W Carson died February 26, 1843 [11]
Trinity Bay Thomas Bulley Job Conservative1846R Barnes died September 3, 1846 [11]

Notes:

    Members of the Legislative Council

    The following members were appointed to the Legislative Council: [10]

    MemberRole
    James Simms Attorney general
    James Crowdy Colonial secretary
    John Dunscombe
    William Thomas Colonial treasurer
    William Bickford Row
    James William Tobin
    Joseph Noad Surveyor general
    Charles Fox Bennett
    John Kent

    References

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    2. Rowe, F W. "Newfoundland Acts". The Canadian Encyclopedia .
    3. "Government Structure, 1832-1855". Newfoundland Heritage. Memorial University.
    4. "The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 34 (3). 2011.
    5. "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
    6. "Education". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    7. Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Prescott, Sir Henry". Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    8. Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Law, Robert". Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    9. Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Le Marchant, Sir John Gaspard". Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    10. 1 2 Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno sexto Victoria regina : 1st session of the third General Assembly. W R Shea. 1843.
    11. 1 2 3 "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . pp. 683–84.
    12. Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno septimo Victoria regina : second session of the third General Assembly. W R Shea. 1844.