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13th General Assembly of Newfoundland

13th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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The members of the 13th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1878. The general assembly sat from 1879 to 1882.

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The Conservative Party led by William Whiteway formed the government.[1]

A.J.W. McNeilly was chosen as speaker.[2]

Sir John Hawley Glover served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until 1881.[3] Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse succeeded Glover as governor.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878:[5]

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Notes:

    By-elections

    None

    References

    1. [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. [2]
      "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
    3. [3]
      "Glover, Sir John Hawley". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    4. [4]
      "Maxse, Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    5. [5]
      "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 692–93.
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