14th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Foundation1883
Disbanded1885
Preceded by13th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by15th General Assembly of Newfoundland
PremierWilliam Whiteway
Last election 11882 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1882. The general assembly sat from 1883 to 1885.

A coalition of the Conservative and Liberal parties led by William Whiteway formed the government.[1]

Robert Kent was chosen as speaker.[2]

Sir John Hawley Glover served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.[3]

Whiteway's government supported the construction of a railway to promote economic growth in the colony.[4] The Newfoundland Railway Company laid 92 kilometres (57 miles) of track before going into receivership in 1884.[5]

On Boxing Day 1883, members of the Orange Order marched through a Roman Catholic section of the town of Harbour Grace. In the resulting confrontation, known as The Harbour Grace Affray, three Orangemen and one Catholic were killed. A subsequent trial of those accused of killing the Orangemen failed to convict anyone because of the lack of witnesses willing to testify. This led to the breakup of Whiteway's coalition and he subsequently resigned as Premier.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1882:[6][7]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
Levi GarlandBay de VerdeIndependent1882
Walter B. GrieveBonavista BayNew Party1882
George SkeltonCoalition1878
Francis WintonCoalition1882
James L. Noonan (1869)New Party1869, 1883
Alexander M. MackayBurgeo-La PoileCoalition1878
James S. WinterBurinCoalition1873
John E. PetersNew Party1882
Alfred PenneyCarbonearCoalition1882
Daniel J. GreeneFerrylandNew Party1878
Augustus F. GoodridgeNew Party1880
James O. FraserFortune BayCoalition1878
Ambrose SheaHarbour GraceCoalition1848, 1874
Charles DaweCoalition1878
Joseph I. LittleHarbour MainCoalition1867
Richard MacDonnellCoalition1882
William J. S. DonnellyPlacentia and St. Mary'sCoalition1878
Albert BradshawNew Party1882
Michael TobinCoalition1882
John BartlettPort de GraveIndependent1873, 1882
Michael H. CartySt. George's[nb 1]Coalition1882
Robert J. KentSt. John's EastCoalition1873
John Joseph DearinCoalition1873, 1882
Robert John Parsons, Jr.Coalition1869, 1878
Patrick J. ScottSt. John's WestCoalition1873
Philip D. WhiteCoalition1882
James J. CallananCoalition1882
William WhitewayTrinity BayCoalition1859, 1873
Robert BondCoalition1882
Joseph BoydCoalition1882
Smith McKayTwillingate and FogoCoalition1869, 1882
Richard RiceCoalition1882
Jabez ThompsonCoalition1882
John H. BooneWhite Bay[nb 1]Coalition1882

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Bonavista BayJames L. NoonanNew Party1883[nb 2]W Grieve election overturned - employed by government[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Election held October 21, 1882
  2. ^ Declared elected

References

  1. ^ Hiller, J.K. "www.biographi.ca/en/bio/whiteway_william_vallance_13E.html". Vol. 13.
  2. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
  3. ^ "Glover, Sir John Hawley". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  4. ^ Cadigan, Sean (2009). Newfoundland and Labrador: A History. University of Toronto Press. pp. 17–19. ISBN 978-1442690592.
  5. ^ "Railway Narrative". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  6. ^ "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 693–94.
  7. ^ "Roll of Members. 14th General Assembly". House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 2025-03-23.