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17. Dez. 1991 · Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood. Born 24 Dec 1900 in Gambo, Newfoundland. Ancestors. Son of Charles William Smallwood and Mary Ellen (Devanna) Smallwood. Brother of Augustus Smallwood. Husband of Clara Isabel (Oates) Smallwood — married 1925 [location unknown] Descendants. Father of Ramsay MacDonald Coaker Smallwood, William Richard Squires ...
1. Mai 2022 · About Joey Smallwood PC CC. Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood, PC, CC (December 24, 1900 – December 17, 1991) was a politician from Newfoundland, Canada. He was the main force that brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into the Canadian confederation in 1949, becoming the first Premier of Newfoundland, serving until 1972.
Smallwood dominated the province's politics for decades. He led Newfoundland into Confederation with Canada in 1949 and subsequently won six consecutive general elections. But by the time he called the seventh in 1971, his power and influence had begun to weaken.
29. Dez. 2014 · Updated December 29, 2014. Joe Smallwood was at peace, helped calm those around him, says son. Conception Bay North businessman Joe Smallwood, the grandson and namesake of Newfoundland and Labrador's first premier, passed away early Sunday following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 60.
4. Juli 2022 · Joseph Roberts Smallwood, the first premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the "only living father of Confederation" announced his intention to retire from politics in 1968. He was eventually ...
Newfoundland History, 1949-1972. From 1949 to 1972 the history of the new province is closely identified with Smallwood who, during the tenure of his premiership in this period, won six general elections, and the seventh, in 1971, resulted in a tie. As historian Peter Neary has observed, his premiership can be divided into three distinct periods.
17. Dez. 1991 · Joseph Roberts “Joey” Smallwood. Canadian Politician, journalist, union organizer, editor, author and radio announcer. Known as the Father of Confederation. Smallwood was born into a poor family in Gambo, Newfoundland, on December 24, 1900. He attended high school in St. John's, which was 200 miles away and then he attended Bishop Field ...
