3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
History
Founded1843
Disbanded1848
Preceded by2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by4th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
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
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:

  1. ^ Elected after general election

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
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
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Rowe, F W. "Newfoundland Acts". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ "Government Structure, 1832-1855". Newfoundland Heritage. Memorial University.
  4. ^ "The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 34 (3). 2011.
  5. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
  6. ^ "Education". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  7. ^ Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Prescott, Sir Henry". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  8. ^ Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Law, Robert". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  9. ^ Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Le Marchant, Sir John Gaspard". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  10. ^ a b Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno sexto Victoria regina : 1st session of the third General Assembly. W R Shea. 1843.
  11. ^ a b c "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 683–84.
  12. ^ Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno septimo Victoria regina : second session of the third General Assembly. W R Shea. 1844.