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1948 Newfoundland referendums, the Glossary

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The Newfoundland referendums of 1948 were a series of two referendums to decide the political future of the Dominion of Newfoundland.^[1]

52 relations: Ambrose Shea, Avalon Peninsula, Canadian Confederation, Channel-Port aux Basques, Charlottetown Conference, Chesley Crosbie, Cold War, Confederate Association, Constitution Act, 1867, Cyril J. Fox, Dominion of Newfoundland, Economic Union Party, Fathers of Confederation, Frederick Carter, French Canadians, Harry S. Truman, Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges, Joey Smallwood, John A. Macdonald, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley, Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, London, London Conference of 1866, Margarine, Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison, New Brunswick, Newfoundland Act, Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Newfoundland Commission of Government, Newfoundland dollar, Newfoundland National Convention, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Orange Order, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Peter John Cashin, Provinces and territories of Canada, Quebec Conference, 1864, Referendum, Representative democracy, Responsible government, Responsible Government League, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland, Royal assent, Territories of the United States, The Gazette (Montreal), The Globe and Mail, U.S. state, United States Congress, Vancouver Sun, ... Expand index (2 more) »
1940s in Newfoundland
1948 elections in Canada
1948 in Canada
1948 in North America
1948 in international relations
1948 in the British Empire
1948 referendums
Dominion of Newfoundland
History of Canada (1945–1960)
July 1948 events in North America
June 1948 events in North America
Multiple-choice referendums
Political history of Newfoundland and Labrador
Referendums in the Dominion of Newfoundland
Sovereignty referendums

Ambrose Shea

Sir Ambrose Shea (17 September 1815 – 30 July 1905) was a political and business figure in colonial Newfoundland who later served as Governor of the Bahamas.

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Avalon Peninsula

The Avalon Peninsula (Péninsule d'Avalon) is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland in Canada.

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Canadian Confederation (Confédération canadienne) was the process by which three British North American provinces—the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick—were united into one federation, called the Dominion of Canada, on July 1, 1867.

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Channel-Port aux Basques

Channel-Port aux Basques is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of Newfoundland fronting on the western end of the Cabot Strait.

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Charlottetown Conference

The Charlottetown Conference (A Conference to discuss the Confederation of Canada) was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, for representatives from colonies of British North America to discuss Canadian Confederation.

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Chesley Crosbie

Chesley Arthur "Ches" Crosbie (November 4, 1905 – December 26, 1962) was a Newfoundland businessman and politician.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Confederate Association

The Confederate Association was a political party formed and led by Joey Smallwood and Gordon Bradley to advocate that the Dominion of Newfoundland join the Canadian Confederation. 1948 Newfoundland referendums and Confederate Association are political history of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Constitution Act, 1867

The Constitution Act, 1867 (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),The Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14.

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Cyril J. Fox

Cyril James Fox (1889 – November 16, 1946) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Newfoundland.

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Dominion of Newfoundland

Newfoundland was a British dominion in eastern North America, today the modern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Economic Union Party

The Economic Union Party (EUP, formally the Party for Economic Union with the United States) was a political party formed in the Dominion of Newfoundland on 20 March 1948, during the first referendum campaign on the future of the country. 1948 Newfoundland referendums and Economic Union Party are political history of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Fathers of Confederation

The Fathers of Confederation are the 36 people who attended at least one of the Charlottetown Conference of 1864 (23 attendees), the Quebec Conference of 1864 (33 attendees), and the London Conference of 1866 (16 attendees), preceding Canadian Confederation.

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Frederick Carter

Sir Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter, (February 12, 1819 – March 1, 1900) was a lawyer and Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1865 to 1870 and from 1874 to 1878.

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French Canadians

French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century; Canadiens français,; feminine form: Canadiennes françaises), or Franco-Canadians (Franco-Canadiens), are an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to French colonists who settled in France's colony of Canada beginning in the 17th century.

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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.

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Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges

Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges (April 7, 1902 – August 10, 1947) was a Canadian politician.

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Joey Smallwood

Joseph Roberts Smallwood (December 24, 1900 – December 17, 1991) was a Newfoundlander and Canadian politician.

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John A. Macdonald

Sir John Alexander Macdonald (10 or 11 January 1815 – 6 June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891.

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom.

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Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley

Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley (May 21, 1870 – December 26, 1947) was a New Brunswick lawyer, politician and the 21st premier of New Brunswick.

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Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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London Conference of 1866

The London Conference was held in London, in the United Kingdom, in 1866.

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Margarine

Margarine (also) is a spread used for flavoring, baking, and cooking.

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Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison

Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison (12 April 1914 – 23 March 1992), was a British civil servant and academic.

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New Brunswick

New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Newfoundland Act

The Newfoundland Act was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that confirmed and gave effect to the Terms of Union agreed to between the then-separate Dominions of Canada and Newfoundland on 23 March 1949. 1948 Newfoundland referendums and Newfoundland Act are 1940s in Newfoundland and political history of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (Chambre d'assemblée de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Newfoundland Commission of Government

The Commission of Government was a non-elected body that governed the Dominion of Newfoundland from 1934 to 1949. 1948 Newfoundland referendums and Newfoundland Commission of Government are dominion of Newfoundland and political history of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Newfoundland dollar

The dollar was the currency of the colony of Newfoundland and, later, the Dominion of Newfoundland, from 1865 until 1949, when Newfoundland became a province of Canada. 1948 Newfoundland referendums and Newfoundland dollar are dominion of Newfoundland.

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Newfoundland National Convention

The Newfoundland National Convention of 1946 to 1948 was a forum established to decide the constitutional future of Newfoundland. 1948 Newfoundland referendums and Newfoundland National Convention are 1940s in Newfoundland, 1948 in North America, 1948 in the British Empire, dominion of Newfoundland and political history of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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North Sydney, Nova Scotia

North Sydney (Mi'kmawi'simk: Kweso'mkiaq, Scottish Gaelic: Suidni A Tuath or Am Bàr) is a former town and current community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

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Orange Order

The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.

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Peter John Cashin

Major Peter John Cashin (March 8, 1890 – May 21, 1977) was a businessman, soldier and politician in Newfoundland.

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Provinces and territories of Canada

Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.

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Quebec Conference, 1864

The Quebec Conference was held from October 10 to 24, 1864, to discuss a proposed Canadian confederation.

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Referendum

A referendum (referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue.

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Representative democracy

Representative democracy (also called electoral democracy or indirect democracy) is a type of democracy where representatives are elected by the public.

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Responsible government

Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability, the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy.

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Responsible Government League

The Responsible Government League was a political movement in the Dominion of Newfoundland.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland

The Archdiocese of St.

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Royal assent

Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either directly or through an official acting on the monarch's behalf.

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Territories of the United States

Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions overseen by the federal government of the United States.

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The Gazette (Montreal)

The Gazette, also known as the Montreal Gazette, is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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Vancouver Sun

The Vancouver Sun, also known as the Sun, is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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William Lyon Mackenzie King

William Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who was the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948.

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1869 Newfoundland general election

The 1869 Newfoundland general election was held in 1869 to elect members of the 10th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. 1948 Newfoundland referendums and 1869 Newfoundland general election are elections in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Newfoundland_referendums

Also known as Newfoundland referenda, 1948, Newfoundland referendums, Newfoundland referendums of 1948, Newfoundland referendums, 1948.

, William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1869 Newfoundland general election.

1948 Newfoundland referendums, the Glossary

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See also

1940s in Newfoundland

1948 elections in Canada

1948 in Canada

1948 in North America

1948 in international relations

1948 in the British Empire

1948 referendums

Dominion of Newfoundland

History of Canada (1945–1960)

July 1948 events in North America

June 1948 events in North America

Multiple-choice referendums

Political history of Newfoundland and Labrador

Referendums in the Dominion of Newfoundland

Sovereignty referendums

References