The members of the 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in 1842. The General Assembly sat from January 14, 1843 to 1848.
The General Assembly had not sat from 1841 to 1843 as the colony's constitution had been suspended. Following the passing of the Newfoundland Act 1842 by the British Parliament, the elected assembly and appointed Legislative Council were combined into a single unicameral legislature. The legislature continue to meet at the Old Court House until 1846 when that building was destroyed in a fire; for the next two years, the legislature met in a classroom in an orphan asylum.
James Crowdy was chosen as speaker.
In 1843, a new Education Act was passed which redistributed education funding between separate Protestant and Catholic school systems.
Sir Henry Prescott served as civil governor of Newfoundland until 1846. Robert Law served as colonial administrator until the arrival of Sir John Le Marchant in April 1847.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1843: MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst electedRobert CarterBonavista BayConservative1842 Clement Pitt BenningBurinLiberal1842Thomas RidleyConception BayConservative1842John MunnConservative1842James Luke PrendergastLiberal1842Edmund HanrahanLiberal1842Thomas GlenFerrylandLiberal1842John SladeElected after general electionFogoConservative1842Bryan RobinsonFortune BayConservative1842John DillonPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1842Simon MorrisLiberal1842Laurence O'BrienSt. John'sLiberal1840John Valentine NugentLiberal1842William CarsonLiberal1833Robert John Parsons (1843)Liberal1843Richard BarnesTrinity BayConservative1842Thomas Bulley Job (1846)Conservative1846
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonSt. John'sRobert John ParsonsLiberal1843W Carson died February 26, 1843Trinity BayThomas Bulley JobConservative1846R Barnes died September 3, 1846
Members of the Legislative Council The following members were appointed to the Legislative Council: MemberRoleJames SimmsAttorney generalJames CrowdyColonial secretaryJohn DunscombeWilliam ThomasColonial treasurerWilliam Bickford RowJames William TobinJoseph NoadSurveyor generalCharles Fox BennettJohn Kent
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