3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland | |
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History | |
Founded | 1843 |
Disbanded | 1848 |
Preceded by | 2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Succeeded by | 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Leadership | |
James Crowdy | |
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.
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 of 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]
Member | Electoral district | Affiliation[11] | First elected |
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Robert Carter | Bonavista Bay | Conservative | 1842 |
Clement Pitt Benning | Burin | Liberal | 1842 |
Thomas Ridley | Conception Bay | Conservative | 1842 |
John Munn | Conservative | 1842 | |
James Luke Prendergast | Liberal | 1842 | |
Edmund Hanrahan | Liberal | 1842 | |
Thomas Glen | Ferryland | Liberal | 1842 |
John Slade[nb 1][12] | Fogo | Conservative | 1842 |
Bryan Robinson | Fortune Bay | Conservative | 1842 |
John Dillon | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal | 1842 |
Simon Morris | Liberal | 1842 | |
Laurence O'Brien | St. John's | Liberal | 1840 |
John Valentine Nugent | Liberal | 1842 | |
William Carson | Liberal | 1833 | |
Robert John Parsons | Liberal | 1843 | |
Richard Barnes | Trinity Bay | Conservative | 1842 |
Thomas Bulley Job | 1846 |
Notes:
- ^ Elected after general election
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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St. John's | Robert John Parsons | Liberal | 1843 | W Carson died February 26, 1843[11] |
Trinity Bay | Thomas Bulley Job | Conservative | 1846 | R Barnes died September 3, 1846[11] |
Notes:
Members of the Legislative Council
The following members were appointed to the Legislative Council:[10]
Member | Role |
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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
- ^ Prowse, D W (1971). A History of Newfoundland from the English, Colonial, and foreign records. Merdian Publishing. pp. 438, 657. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ Rowe, F W. "Newfoundland Acts". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Government Structure, 1832-1855". Newfoundland Heritage. Memorial University.
- ^ "The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 34 (3). 2011.
- ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
- ^ "Education". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
- ^ Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Prescott, Sir Henry". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Law, Robert". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Le Marchant, Sir John Gaspard". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ a b Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno sexto Victoria regina : 1st session of the third General Assembly. W R Shea. 1843.
- ^ a b c "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 683–84.
- ^ Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno septimo Victoria regina : second session of the third General Assembly. W R Shea. 1844.
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