21st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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The 21st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island represented the colony of Prince Edward Island
between April 12, 1859 and 1863. An elected assembly had been dissolved by the governor earlier in 1859 because it could not choose a speaker.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Prince Edward Island, Dominick Daly
. Donald Montgomery
was elected speaker
.
Edward Palmer was Premier.
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 April 12, 1859 and 1863. An elected assembly had been dissolved by the governor earlier in 1859 because it could not choose a speaker.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Prince Edward Island, Dominick Daly
Dominick Daly
Sir Dominick Daly was the Governor of Prince Edward Island from 11 July 1854 to 25 May 1859 and later Governor of South Australia from 4 March 1862 until his death on 19 February 1868....
. 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...
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...
.
Edward Palmer was Premier.
Members
The members of the Prince Edward Island Legislature after the general election of 1859 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... |
Nicholas Conroy Nicholas Conroy Nicholas Conroy was an Irish-born farmer and politician in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1846 to 1850 as a Tory and from 1859 to 1867 and from 1873 to 1879 as a Liberal member.He was born in Rathdowney, the son of Thomas... |
| Patrick Doyle | |
| 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.... |
John Yeo John Yeo John Yeo was a Canadian farmer, ship builder and parliamentarian.Yeo was born in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island, the son of James Yeo and Damaris Sargent, and educated in England. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing the district of 2nd Prince in... |
| David Ramsay | |
| 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.... |
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... |
| Stanislaus F. Perry | |
| 4th Prince 4th Prince 4th 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.... |
James C. Pope James Colledge Pope James Colledge Pope, PC was a land proprietor and politician on Prince Edward Island , Canada. He served as premier of the colony from 1865 to 1867, and from 1870 to 1872. He was premier of PEI in 1873 when the island joined Canadian confederation.He was born in Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, the... |
| Cornelius Howatt Cornelius Howatt Cornelius Howatt was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1859 to 1876 as a Conservative member.... |
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| 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.... |
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... |
| Colin Holm | |
| 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.... |
Alexander Laird Alexander Laird Alexander Laird was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Queens from 1850 to 1853 and from 1854 to 1859 as a Conservative and 2nd Queens from 1859 to 1866 as a Liberal in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.A native of Kilmacolm, he... |
| John Longworth John Longworth John Longworth was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1846 to 1850 and from 1858 to 1867 as a Conservative member.He was born in Charlottetown, the son of Francis Longworth, and educated... |
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| 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.... |
George Coles George Coles George Coles was a Canadian politician, being the first Premier of Prince Edward Island, and a Father of Canadian Confederation.... |
| Francis Kelly | |
| 4th Queens 4th Queens 4th 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 southeastern portion of Queens County.... |
John H. Gray John Hamilton Gray (Prince Edward Island politician) John Hamilton Gray was Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1863 – 1865 and one of the Fathers of Confederation... |
| 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 Knight |
| William Cooper | |
| 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.... |
Edward Whelan Edward Whelan Edward Whelan . Edward Whelan was one of Prince Edward Island's delegates to the Québec Conference and one of the Fathers of the Canadian Confederation. Edward Whelan was also a journalist, orator, and advocate for responsible government.-Early years:Edward Whelan was born in 1824 in Ballina,... |
| John Sutherland | |
| 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.... |
Edward Thornton |
| Ronald Walker | |
| 4th Kings 4th Kings 4th 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 southernmost portion of Kings County.... |
Joseph Wightman Joseph Wightman (Canadian politician) Joseph Wightman was a Scottish-born farmer, merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1838 to 1839 and from 1843 to 1862 and from 1867 to 1874 and in the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island from 1874 to 1882 as... |
| Finlay McNeill | |
| Town and Royalty of Charlottetown | Edward Palmer |
| Daniel Davies | |
| Town and Royalty of Georgetown | Thomas Heath Haviland Thomas Heath Haviland Thomas Heath Haviland was a Canadian lawyer, politician and father of Canadian Confederation. He was born and died in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island... |
| Andrew A. McDonald Andrew Archibald Macdonald Andrew Archibald Macdonald, PC , was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1 August 1884 to 2 September 1889, was one of the fathers of Canadian Confederation.... |
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| Town and Royalty of Princetown | George Sinclair |
| 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... |