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Table of Contents

Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above to access a list of all Government and Politics articles.
Campaign for Representative Government

The process through which Newfoundland acquired a local legislature in 1832 has long been misunderstood.
Carson and Morris

The platforms of William Carson and Patrick Morris, two of the most important leaders of the reform movement in Newfoundland
Civil Governors

Civil governors represented the authority of the crown in Newfoundland and Labrador and upheld the colony's Constitution.
Decline of Naval Government

Newfoundland and Labrador experienced tremendous social and economic changes during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
Electoral Districts and the Vote

Citizens on the island of Newfoundland won the right to vote and run for political office in 1832, when Britain granted the colony representative government.
Profile of Governors

Profiles of all the governors of Newfoundland from 1610-present.
Walsh, Sir Albert Joseph (1900-1958)

Biography of Sir Albert Joseph Walsh, lieutenant governor in 1949.
House, Hon. Arthur Maxwell (1926-2013)

Biography of Hon. Arthur Maxwell House, lieutenant governor from 1997-2002.
Macpherson, Hon. Campbell Leonard (1907-1973)

Biography of Hon. Campbell Leonard Macpherson, lieutenant governor from 1957-1963
Roberts, Hon. Edward Moxon (1940-2022 )

Biography of Hon. Edward Moxon Roberts, lieutenant governor from 2002-2008.
Harnum, Hon. Ewart John Arlington (1910-1996)

Biography of Hon. Ewart John Arlington Harnum, lieutenant governor from 1969-1974.
O'Dea, Hon. Fabian (1918-2004)

Biography of Hon. Fabian O'Dea, lieutenant governor from 1963-1969.
Fagan, Hon. Frank F.(1944-)

Biography of Hon. Frank F. Fagan, lieutenant governor from 2013-present.
Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001 )

Biography of Hon. Frederick William Russell, lieutenant governor from 1991-1997.
Winter, Hon. Gordon Arnaud (1912-2003)

Biography of Hon. Gordon Arnaud Winter, lieutenant governor from 1974-1981.
McGrath, Hon. James Aloysius (1932-2017)

Biography of Hon. James Aloysius McGrath, lieutenant governor from 1986-1991.
Crosbie, Hon. John Carnell (1931-2020)

Biography of Hon. John Carnell Crosbie, lieutenant governor from 2008-2013.
Outerbridge, Sir Leonard Cecil (1888-1986)

Biography of Sir Leonard Cecil Outerbridge, lieutenant governor from 1949-1957.
Paddon, Hon. William Anthony (1914-1995)

Biography of Hon. William Anthony Paddon, lieutenant governor from 1981-1986.
Lieutenant-Governors, 1949-Present

Information about what it means to be a lieutenant governor. A brief history about the position and the purpose it serves.

Matching Articles"Politics" (Total 25)

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