14th General Assembly of Newfoundland | |
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 Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959. | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Disbanded | 1885 |
| Preceded by | 13th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
| Succeeded by | 15th 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
- ^ "Glover, Sir John Hawley". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
- ^ a b Cadigan, Sean (2009). Newfoundland and Labrador: A History. University of Toronto Press. pp. 17–19. ISBN 978-1442690592.
- ^ "Railway Narrative". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.