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Matching Articles"19th Century" (Total 459)

Musgrave, Sir Anthony (1828-1888)

Biography of Sir Anthony Musgrave, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1864-1869.
The Colonial Building

The importance of the Colonial Building to suffrage, the Chinese, and Bella 'Bobbie' Robertson.
Darling, Sir Charles Henry (1809-1870)

Biography of Sir Charles Henry Darling, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1855-1857.
Des Voeux, Sir George William (1834-1909)

Biography of Sir George William Des Voeux, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1886-1887.
Colonial Governors, 1855-1933

About the colonial governors during Responsible government in Newfoundland from 1855-1933.
Blake, Sir Henry Arthur (1840-1918)

Biography of Sir Henry Arthur Blake, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1887-1889.
Maxse, Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge (1832-1883)

Biography of Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1832-1883.
McCallum, Sir Henry Edward (1852-1919)

Biography of Sir Henry Edward McCallum, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1899-1901.
Murray, Sir Herbert Harley (1829-1904)

Biography of Sir Herbert Harley Murray, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1829-1904.
Glover, Sir John Hawley (1829-1885)

Biography of Sir John Hawley Glover, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1829-1885.
O'Brien, Sir John Terence Nicholls (1830-1903)

Biography of Sir John Terence Nicholls, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1889-1895.
Hill, Sir Stephen John (1809-1891)

Biography of Sir Stephen John Hill, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1869-1876.
Newfoundland and Canada: 1864-1949

Whether Newfoundland and Labrador should remain independant or join the federation of Canada, was an issue from 1864 to 1949.
The Confederation Negotiations of 1895

After the bank crash in 1894 left Newfoundland in financial trouble, the government formally requested a conference on confederation.
The Debate: Confederation Rejected, 1864 - 1869

The first formal conference to discuss a union of the British North American colonies was held at Charlottetown, PEI, in September 1864.
Decline of Naval Government

Newfoundland and Labrador experienced tremendous social and economic changes during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
The Denominational Compromise

After 1832, two political parties emerged. The Conservative party and the Liberal or Reform party.
Disasters 1892-1929

Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
Draft Terms of Union, 1869

Minutes of Conference Between the Committee of the Privy Council of Canada and the Undersigned Delegates from the Colony of Newfoundland, on the Subject of a Union of That Province with the Dominion of Canada. Dominion of Canada, <em>Sessional Papers 1869</em>, Volume V, No. 51.
Economic Changes, 1730-1815

The cod fishery continued to dominate the Newfoundland and Labrador economy during the period of naval government despite dramatic changes.

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