T._G._W._Ashbourne

Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne

Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne

Canadian politician


Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne (December 4, 1894 March 8, 1984) was a Canadian politician who was part of the Newfoundland National Convention which discussed the terms of union between Newfoundland and Canada.

Quick Facts Member of the Canadian Parliament for Grand Falls—White Bay, Preceded by ...

Early life

Born in Twillingate, Newfoundland, he was classmates with Lester Pearson while attending Victoria College, University of Toronto. After graduating in 1917, he joined the Canadian Army but was later not allowed to fight due to an irregular heartbeat. He fought instead with the British Army in Flanders from 1917 to 1918.

Politics

In 1923, he was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Twillingate and was re-elected 1924.

In 1947, he was elected to the Newfoundland National Convention for Twillingate. He also visited Parliament Hill with the Ottawa Delegation to negotiate the Terms of Union for Confederation with Canada.[1]

The delegation's members (With their districts) were:

Post-Confederation

After Confederation, Ashbourne was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Grand Falls—White Bay in 1949. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1953 and 1957.


References

  1. "The Newfoundland National Convention, 1946-1948".
  • "Thomas G. W. Ashbourne MP helped take Newfoundland into Canada". The Globe and Mail. March 9, 1984.

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