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Joey Smallwood | |
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1st Premier of Newfoundland | |
In office April 1, 1949 – January 18, 1972 | |
Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
Lieutenant Governor | Albert Walsh Leonard Outerbridge Campbell Macpherson Fabian O'Dea Ewart Harnum |
Preceded by | Frederick C. Alderdice as Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1934) |
Succeeded by | Frank Moores |
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Bonavista North | |
In office May 27, 1949 – August 20, 1959 | |
Preceded by | New District |
Succeeded by | Edward S. Spencer |
In office November 19, 1962 – September 8, 1966 | |
Preceded by | Edward S. Spencer |
Succeeded by | Beaton Abbott |
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's West | |
In office August 20, 1959 – November 19, 1962 | |
Preceded by | Malcolm Hollett |
Succeeded by | William G. Adams |
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Humber West | |
In office September 8, 1966 – October 28, 1971 | |
Preceded by | Charles Ballam |
Succeeded by | Frank Moores |
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Placentia East | |
In office October 28, 1971 – March 24, 1972 | |
Preceded by | Alain Frecker |
Succeeded by | Fintan Aylward |
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Twillingate | |
In office September 16, 1975 – June 18, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Herbert Gillett |
Succeeded by | Bill Rowe |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Roberts Smallwood December 24, 1900 Gambo, Colony of Newfoundland |
Died | December 17, 1991 (aged 90) St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Clara Oates (1901–1996) |
Children | William R. Smallwood, Ramsey Smallwood, and Clara Smallwood Russell |
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Joseph Roberts Smallwood PC CC (December 24, 1900 – December 17, 1991) was a Newfoundlander and Canadian politician. He was the main force who brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation in 1949, becoming the first premier of Newfoundland, serving until 1972. As premier, he vigorously promoted economic development, championed the welfare state, and emphasized modernization of education and transportation. The results of his efforts to promote industrialization were mixed, with the most favourable results in hydroelectricity, iron mining and paper mills.[1]
Smallwood was charismatic and controversial. While many Canadians today remember Smallwood as the man who brought Newfoundland into Canada, the opinions held by Newfoundlanders and their diaspora remain sharply divided as to his legacy.[2]