1842 Newfoundland general election explained

The 1842 Newfoundland general election was held in 1842 to elect members of the 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. The elected assembly with 15 members and the appointed Legislative Council with 10 members were combined into a unicameral legislature.^[1]

Members of the House of Assembly

• St. John's District
  • Laurence O'Brien
  • John Valentine Nugent
  • William Carson (d. 1843)
    • Robert John Parsons elected later
• Conception Bay District
  • Thomas Ridley
  • John Munn
  • James Luke Prendergast
  • Edmund Hanrahan
• Ferryland District
  • Thomas Glen
• Placentia and St. Mary's District
  • John Dillon
  • Simon Morris
• Burin District
  • Clement Benning
• Fortune Bay District
  • Bryan Robinson
• Trinity Bay District
  • Richard Barnes
• Bonavista Bay District
  • Robert Carter Conservative
• Fogo District
  • John Slade elected later^[2]

Members of the Legislative Council

• James Simms Attorney General
• James Crowdy Colonial Secretary
• John Dunscombe
• William Thomas
• Patrick Morris Colonial Treasurer
• William Bickford Row
• James Tobin
• Joseph Noad Surveyor General
• Charles Fox Bennett
• John Kent

References

• Web site: Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno sexto Victoriæ ... 1st session of the third General Assembly . 1843 . 6 . 2009-10-23.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative Government, 1832-1855 . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University . 2009-10-23.
2. Web site: Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno septimo Victoria regina ... second session of the third General Assembly . 1844 . 6 . 2009-10-23.