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Premiers, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Bennett, Charles James Fox
Charles James Fox Bennett, merchant, politician, premier of Newfoundland 1870-74 (b at Shaftesbury, Eng 11 June 1793; d at St John's 5 Dec 1883). Bennett was one of the wealthiest merchants in mid-19th-century Newfoundland....
Bond, Sir Robert
Sir Robert Bond, politician, premier of Newfoundland 1900-09 (b at St John's 26 Feb 1857; d at Whitbourne, Nfld 16 Mar 1927). Largely educated in England, Bond returned to Newfoundland about 1874, articled with Sir William...
Grimes, Roger
Roger Grimes, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador (b at Grand Falls-Windsor, Nfld 1950). Roger Grimes was sworn in as Premier after an extended career as teacher, union leader and cabinet minister. Son of a mill worker in the...
Hoyles, Sir Hugh William
Sir Hugh William Hoyles, politician, judge, prime minister of Newfoundland (b at St John's 17 Oct 1814; d at Halifax 1 Feb 1888). The son of Newman Hoyles, a wealthy merchant and politician, he was educated in St John's and...
Kent, John
John Kent, merchant, politician, premier of Newfoundland (b at Waterford, Ire 1805; d at St John's 1 Sept 1872). First elected to the Assembly in 1832, Kent championed Catholic rights and aroused sectarian disorders that led to...
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