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14th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded1883
Disbanded1885
Preceded by13th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by15th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
1882 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1882. The general assembly sat from 1883 to 1885.

A coalition of the Conservative and Liberal parties led by William Whiteway formed the government.[1]

Robert Kent was chosen as speaker.[2]

Sir John Hawley Glover served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.[3]

Whiteway's government supported the construction of a railway to promote economic growth in the colony.[4] The Newfoundland Railway Company laid 92 kilometres (57 miles) of track before going into receivership in 1884.[5]

On Boxing Day 1883, members of the Orange Order marched through a Roman Catholic section of the town of Harbour Grace. In the resulting confrontation, known as The Harbour Grace Affray, three Orangemen and one Catholic were killed. A subsequent trial of those accused of killing the Orangemen failed to convict anyone because of the lack of witnesses willing to testify. This led to the breakup of Whiteway's coalition and he subsequently resigned as Premier.[4]

Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1882:[6]

Member Electoral district Affiliation First elected / previously elected
Levi Garland Bay de Verde Independent 1882
Walter B. Grieve Bonavista Bay New Party 1882
George Skelton Coalition 1878
Francis Winton Coalition 1882
James L. Noonan New Party 1869, 1883
Alexander M. Mackay Burgeo-La Poile Coalition 1878
James S. Winter Burin Coalition 1873
John E. Peters New Party 1882
Alfred Penney Carbonear Coalition 1882
Daniel J. Greene Ferryland New Party 1878
Augustus F. Goodridge New Party 1882
James O. Fraser Fortune Bay Coalition 1878
Ambrose Shea Harbour Grace Coalition 1848, 1874
Charles Dawe Coalition 1878
Joseph I. Little Harbour Main Coalition 1867
Richard MacDonnell Coalition 1882
William J. S. Donnelly Placentia and St. Mary's Coalition 1878
Albert Bradshaw New Party 1882
Michael Tobin Coalition 1882
John Bartlett Port de Grave Independent 1882
Michael H. Carty St. George's[nb 1] Coalition 1882
Robert J. Kent St. John's East Coalition 1873
John Joseph Dearin Coalition 1873, 1882
Robert John Parsons, Jr. Coalition 1843
Patrick J. Scott St. John's West Coalition 1873
Philip D. White Coalition 1882
James J. Callanan Coalition 1882
William Whiteway Trinity Bay Coalition 1859, 1873
Robert Bond Coalition 1882
Joseph Boyd Coalition 1882
Smith McKay Twillingate and Fogo Coalition 1882
Richard Rice Coalition 1882
Jabez Thompson Coalition 1882
John H. Boone White Bay[nb 1] Coalition 1882

Notes:

  1. ^ a b Election held October 21, 1882

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Bonavista Bay James L. Noonan New Party 1883[nb 1] W Grieve election overturned - employed by government[6]

Notes:

  1. ^ Declared elected

References

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  1. ^ Hiller, J.K. (1994). "Whiteway, Sir William Vallance". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
  3. ^ "Glover, Sir John Hawley". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  4. ^ a b Cadigan, Sean (2009). Newfoundland and Labrador: A History. University of Toronto Press. pp. 17–19. ISBN 978-1442690592.
  5. ^ "Railway Narrative". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  6. ^ a b "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 693–94.
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