Edward Patrick Morris,1st Baron Morris was a Newfoundlander lawyer and Prime Minister of Newfoundland.
George Edward Shea was a Newfoundland politician who served as the first mayor of St. John's,Newfoundland.
James Patrick Fox was a politician and office holder,born in St. John’s,Newfoundland to James and Bridget (Power) Fox. James P. Fox was the first person elected to the assembly under a new system under Prime Minister Sir William Whiteway legislation extending the right to vote in elections for the House of Assembly to all males 21 years of age and older.
By the arrangements of the Canadian federation,the Canadian monarchy operates in Newfoundland and Labrador as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. As such,the Crown within Newfoundland and Labrador's jurisdiction is referred to as the Crown in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador,His Majesty in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador,or the King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Constitution Act,1867,however,leaves many royal duties in the province specifically assigned to the sovereign's viceroy,the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador,whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of constitutional monarchy.
Musgrave Harbour is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has a unicameral legislature,the General Assembly composed of the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly,which operates on the Westminster system of government. The executive function of government is formed by the Lieutenant Governor,the premier and his or her cabinet.
James Alexander Winter was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented Burin East from 1928 to 1932 and Burgeo and La Poile from 1932 to 1934 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the United Newfoundland Party.
Harry Anderson Winter was a lawyer,journalist,judge and political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented Port de Grave from 1923 to 1924 and Harbour Grace from 1932 to 1934 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.
Robert Watson was a civil servant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1897 to 1900,from 1902 to 1904 and from 1908 to 1913 as a Conservative and later as a member of the People's Party.
The 1908 Newfoundland general election was held on 2 November 1908 to elect members of the 21st General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The seats were split evenly between the Liberal Party and the new Newfoundland People's Party formed by Edward Morris after he resigned from the Liberal government in 1907 and joined with the opposition. Robert Bond,the Liberal leader,asked the Governor William MacGregor to dissolve the assembly. MacGregor refused to do this and Bond resigned as Premier. The Governor asked Edward P. Morris to form a government. The assembly was not able to elect a speaker and,after the Governor was unable to convince the two party leaders to form a coalition government,the house of assembly was dissolved on April 9,1909.
William John Higgins was a lawyer,judge and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1913 to 1928 as a member of the Newfoundland People's Party,Liberal Progressive party,Liberal-Labour-Progressive party and the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party.
James Augustus Clift,was a lawyer,insurance agent and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Port de Grave from 1889 to 1893 and Twillingate from 1900 to 1919 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal.
James J. Bindon was a businessman and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. Mary's in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1928 to 1932 as a Liberal.
Philip J. Lewis was a lawyer and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Main from 1928 to 1932 as a Liberal,Placentia and St. Mary's from 1932 to 1934 as a member of the United Newfoundland Party and Harbour Main-Bell Island from 1951 to 1971 as a Liberal in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.
John Alexander Robinson was a Scottish-born educator,journalist and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1898 to 1900.
William Gilbert Gosling was a politician,businessman and author. From 1916 to 1920,he served as the mayor of St. John's,Newfoundland.
Donald Morison was a lawyer,judge and politician in the Colony of Newfoundland. He represented Bonavista in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1888 to 1897 and from 1906 to 1913.
William Austin Oke was a newspaper publisher,politician,and District Court judge in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Grace in the Newfoundland House of Assembly for three terms,from 1898 to 1908,as a Liberal.
Nicholas Joseph Vinnicombe was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1919 to 1925.
Joseph Fitzgibbon was a politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's City West in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1928 to 1932 as a Liberal.
