16th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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The 16th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island represented the colony of Prince Edward Island
between January 23, 1843 and 1847.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Prince Edward Island, Henry Vere Huntley
. Joseph Pope was elected speaker
.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
between January 23, 1843 and 1847.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Prince Edward Island, Henry Vere Huntley
Henry Vere Huntley
Sir Henry Vere Huntley was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. He was the eleventh Governor of Prince Edward Island....
. Joseph Pope was elected speaker
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature.The current Speaker is Kathleen Casey...
.
Members
The members of the Prince Edward Island Legislature after the general election of 1843 were:| Riding | Name |
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| 1st Prince 1st Prince 1st Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the westernmost portion of Prince County... |
James Yeo James Yeo (shipbuilder) James Yeo was an Cornish-born shipbuilder, merchant, farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island.He was born in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, UK, the son of James Yeo. Yeo married Mary Francis in 1812. He married Damaris Sargent in 1819 after the death of his first wife... |
| John Cambridge | |
| 2nd Prince 2nd Prince 2nd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.... |
Alexander Rae |
| Allan Fraser | |
| 3rd Prince 3rd Prince 3rd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the eastern central portion of Prince County.... |
Joseph Pope Joseph Pope (politician) Joseph Pope was a businessman and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented Prince County in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1830 to 1853.... |
| Richard Hudson | |
| 1st Queens 1st Queens 1st Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the westernmost portion of Queens County.... |
Duncan Maclean |
| George Coles George Coles George Coles was a Canadian politician, being the first Premier of Prince Edward Island, and a Father of Canadian Confederation.... |
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| 2nd Queens 2nd Queens 2nd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the western central portion of Queens County.... |
J.S. Macdonald John Small MacDonald John Small MacDonald was a businessman and politician on Prince Edward Island.He was born in West River, Saint John's Island , the son of John Macdonald and Margaret, the daughter of Captain John MacDonald of Glenaladale. Madonald married Isabella McDonald... |
| Alexander Macgregor | |
| 3rd Queens 3rd Queens 3rd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the northeastern portion of Queens County.... |
Alexander Maclean |
| William Douse William Douse William Douse was a land agent, landowner and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented Queens County from 1835 to 1839, then 3rd Queens from 1843 to 1847 and from 1850 to 1859 and then 4th Queens from 1859 to 1862 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.He was born in... |
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| 1st Kings 1st Kings 1st Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the easternmost portion of Kings County.... |
John Macintosh John MacKintosh John MacKintosh was a farmer and politician in Prince Edward Island. His surname also appears as Macintosh.... |
| Donald McDonald | |
| 2nd Kings 2nd Kings 2nd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the northwestern portion of Kings County.... |
William Cooper |
| William Dingwell | |
| 3rd Kings 3rd Kings 3rd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the western central portion of Kings County.... |
John Dalziel |
| Joseph Wightman Joseph Wightman Joseph Milner Wightman was an American politician who, from 1861 to 1863, served as the seventeenth Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts.-Early years:... |
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| Charlottetown | Edward Palmer |
| Francis Longworth Francis Longworth Francis Longworth was a merchant, ship builder and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented Charlottetown and Royalty in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1838 to 1859 as a Conservative member.He was born in Charlottetown, the son of Francis Longworth, an Irish... |
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| Georgetown | Edward Thornton |
| Roderick Macaulay | |
| Princetown | Donald Montgomery Donald Montgomery Donald Montgomery was a farmer and politician from Prince Edward Island. He represented Princetown and then 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1838 to 1874 as a Conservative member and served as a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1873 until his death... |
| William Beairsto |