Harry Anderson Winter was a lawyer, journalist, judge and political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

. He represented Port de Grave from 1923 to 1924 and Harbour Grace from 1932 to 1934 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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He was born Henry Anderson Winter in St. John's

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

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, the son of James Spearman Winter

James Spearman Winter

Sir James Spearman Winter, KCMG was a Newfoundland politician and Premier. Winter served in the Conservative government of Sir William Whiteway as Solicitor-General from 1882 to 1885 when he resigned along with a number of other Protestants as a result of sectarian riots at Harbour Grace...

. Winter was called to the bar in 1911. In 1916, he became editor of the Evening Telegram

The Telegram

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. Winter was speaker

Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador is the presiding officer of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.The current Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is Ross Wiseman, who was uncontested for the role following the 2011 General...

 for the Newfoundland assembly from 1923 to 1924. In 1928, he was named King's Counsel. He served in the Executive Council as a minister without portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

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 from 1932 to 1934. Winter served in the Commission of Government

Commission of Government

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 as Commissioner for Home Affairs and Education from 1941 to 1944 and Commissioner for Justice and Defence from 1944 to 1947. He was a justice in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador

Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador

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 from 1947 to 1964. He died in St. John's at the age of 72.

His brother James

James A. Winter

James Alexander Winter was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented Burin East from 1928 to 1932 and Burgeo and La Poile from 1932 to 1934 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the United Newfoundland Party.He was the son of James...

also served as speaker for the Newfoundland assembly.