3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
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.
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 | |
Elections | |
Last election | 1842 Newfoundland general election |
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 1837:[10]
Member | Electoral district | Affiliation[11] |
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Robert Carter | Bonavista Bay | Conservative |
Clement Pitt Benning | Burin | Liberal |
Thomas Ridley | Conception Bay | Conservative |
John Munn | Conservative | |
James Luke Prendergast | Liberal | |
Edmund Hanrahan | Liberal | |
Thomas Glen | Ferryland | Liberal |
John Slade[nb 1][12] | Fogo | Conservative |
Bryan Robinson | Fortune Bay | Conservative |
John Dillon | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal |
Simon Morris | Liberal | |
Laurence O'Brien | St. John's | Liberal |
John Valentine Nugent | Liberal | |
William Carson | Liberal | |
Richard Barnes | Trinity Bay | Conservative |
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.
- Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno sexto Victoria regina : 1st session of the third General Assembly. W R Shea. 1843.
- "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.