Ambrose Shea first elected to Newfoundland Assembly in 1848
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“Ambrose Shea was first elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly in 1848 as a member for Placentia‑Mary’s.”
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Ambrose Shea was elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly in 1848, winning a seat as a Liberal representative for the district of Placentia‑St. Mary’s. This election marked his first successful entry into the Assembly.
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- American History - Research Guides at Library of Congress
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- Placentia - St. Mary's - Elections NL
Placentia – St. Mary’s
- History of Newfoundland and Labrador Summary Chronology of Events By:
France established a colony at Plaisance (Placentia).
- Introduction - Presidential Election of 1848: A Resource Guide - Research Guides at Library of Congress
The 1848 election was the first presidential election in which every state voted on the same day.
- Digital Collections - Presidential Election of 1848: A Resource Guide - Research Guides at Library of Congress
This collection consists of published congressional records from 1789 to the present. On February 14, 1849, the Electoral College votes for the presidential election of 1848 were counted by a joint session of Congress and reported in the Congressional Globe, as well as in the Senate Journal and the House Journal.
- 1848 | The American Presidency Project
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- Ambrose Shea - Wikipedia
Although he had been suggested as a candidate for the Newfoundland House of Assembly in 1842, Shea declined a nomination. In 1848, he ran and won as a Liberal member for Placentia-St. Mary's and supported the campaign for responsible government.
- 1848 Newfoundland general election - Wikipedia
The 1848 Newfoundland general election was held on November 20, 1848 to elect members of the 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The House of Assembly and the Legislative Council were restored as separate bodies following an experiment by Governor John Harvey which ...
- List of Electors, 1948 - Electoral District of Placentia and St. Mary's West
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