Robert Bond | |
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| 1st Prime Minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland | |
| In office 26 September 1907 – 2 March 1909 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Governor | William MacGregor |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Edward Morris |
| 11th Premier of Newfoundland | |
| In office 15 March 1900 – 26 September 1907 | |
| Monarchs | Victoria, Edward VII |
| Governor | Henry Edward McCallum, Charles Cavendish Boyle, William MacGregor |
| Preceded by | James Spearman Winter |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1857 St. John's, Newfoundland Colony |
| Died | 16 March 1927 (aged 70) Whitbourne, Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Nationality | Newfoundlander |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relatives | George John Bond (brother) |
Sir Robert Bond KCMG PC (25 February 1857 – 16 March 1927) was the last Premier of Newfoundland Colony from 1900 to 1907 and the first prime minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland from 1907 to 1909 after the 1907 Imperial Conference conferred dominion status on the colony. He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, as the son of merchant John Bond. Bond grew up in St. John's until 1872 when his father died and left the family a good deal of money. He went to England where he was educated and came back to Newfoundland and articled under Sir William Whiteway.