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The 1908 Tie Election

The election of 1908 resulted in the two parties winning the same number of seats, and produced Newfoundland and Labrador's most famous constitutional crisis
Civil Governors, 1825-1854

Newfoundland did not receive official colonial status until 1825, when the British government appointed the first civil governor, Sir Thomas Cochrane.
Civil Governors

Civil governors represented the authority of the crown in Newfoundland and Labrador and upheld the colony's Constitution.
Prescott, Sir Henry (1783-1874)

Biography of Sir Henry Prescott who served as civil governor of Newfoundland from 1834-1841.
Harvey, Sir John (1778-1852)

Biography of Sir John Harvey, who was civil governor of Newfoundland from 1841-1846.
LeMarchant, Sir John Gaspard (1803-1874)

Biography of Sir John Gaspard LeMarchant, civil governor of Newfoundland from 1847-1852.
Hamilton, Ker Baillie (1804-1889)

Biography ofKer Baillie, civil governor of Newfoundland from 1852-1855.
Cochrane, Sir Thomas John (1789-1872)

Biography of Sir Thomas John Cochrane, civil governor of Newfoundland from 1825-1834.
Events Leading up to the Great Depression

Factors that caused the eventual Great depression that began in the fall of 1929 and did not end until World War II.
Profile of Governors

Profiles of all the governors of Newfoundland from 1610-present.
Newfoundland Constabulary

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is one of the oldest police forces in North America. It officially formed in 1871, but its roots go back much further, to 1729.
Military Man Turned Aviation Historian

A brief biography of Robert Holland Tait (1891-1964), Great War veteran, poet, and historian.

Matching Articles"Politics" (Total 12)

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