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16th General Assembly of Newfoundland

16th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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The members of the 16th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1889. The general assembly sat from 1890 to 1893.

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

George Emerson was chosen as speaker.[2]

Sir Terence O'Brien served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.[3]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1889:[4]

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    By-elections

    By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

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    Notes:

    1. [N 1]
      Winter was named to the Supreme Court in May 1893

    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]
      "O'Brien, Sir John Terence Nicholls". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    4. [4]
      "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 696–98.
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