Peter Winser was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Ferryland

Ferryland

Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon Peninsula. According to the 2006 Statistics Canada census, its population is 529. Addresses in Ferryland use the alphanumerically lowest postal codes in Canada, starting with A0A....

 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...

 from 1836 to 1842 and from 1848 to 1855.

Winser is thought to have been born in England

England

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. He came to Aquaforte

Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador

Aquaforte is a Canadian town on the south shore of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador....

 around 1815, where he established himself as a merchant. Winser was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1842. He resigned his seat in the assembly in 1855 after he was named a magistrate, serving in that function until 1863, when he was forced to retire after Edmund Hanrahan

Edmund Hanrahan

Edmund Hanrahan was a political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Conception Bay from 1842 to 1854 and Carbonear from 1855 to 1862 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal....

was named magistrate at Ferryland.