William Whiteway

Sir William Whiteway
Premier of the Colony of Newfoundland
In office
1878–1885
MonarchQueen Victoria
GovernorJohn Hawley Glover
Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse
Glover 2nd term
Preceded byFrederick Carter
Succeeded byRobert Thorburn
Premier of the Colony of Newfoundland
In office
1889–1894
MonarchVictoria
GovernorHenry Arthur Blake
Terence O'Brien
Preceded byRobert Thorburn
Succeeded byAugustus F. Goodridge
Premier of the Colony of Newfoundland
In office
1895–1897
MonarchVictoria
GovernorHerbert Harley Murray
Preceded byDaniel Joseph Greene
Succeeded byJames Spearman Winter
Solicitor-General of Newfoundland
In office
1874–1878
Member of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland
In office
1874–1894
Member of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland
In office
1859–1869
Personal details
Born
William Vallance Whiteway

April 1, 1828 (1828-04)
Buckyett, Littlehempston, Devonshire, England
DiedJune 24, 1908 (1908-06-25) (aged 80)
St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland
NationalityNewfoundlander
Political partyConservative 1859-1885
Liberal 1885-1897
Spouse(s)Mary Lightbourne (m. 1862, d. 1868)
Catherine Anne Davies m. 1872
Children3 sons and 3 daughters (including Harriet Louise Whiteway)
Occupationlawyer

Sir William Vallance Whiteway, KCMG, PC, KC (April 1, 1828 – June 24, 1908) was a politician and three time Premier of Newfoundland.