Sir William Vallance Whiteway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_William_Vallance_Whiteway
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:barAdmission 1852
gptkbp:birthDate 1828-04-01
gptkbp:birthPlace Littlehempston, Devon, England
gptkbp:deathDate 1908-06-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:St._John's,_Newfoundland
gptkbp:education studied law in England
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Newfoundland_and_Labrador_House_of_Assembly
gptkbp:firstElection 1869
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Vallance Whiteway
gptkbp:knownFor legal career in Newfoundland
political reforms in Newfoundland
railway expansion in Newfoundland
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Newfoundland
Reform Party of Newfoundland
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:St._John's,_Newfoundland
gptkbp:nationality British
Newfoundlander
gptkbp:notableWork advocacy for Newfoundland railway
confederation negotiations with Canada
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Premier_of_Newfoundland
gptkbp:predecessor Sir John Glover
gptkbp:spouse Louisa Brooking
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_Spearman_Winter
Daniel Joseph Greene
James S. Winter
gptkbp:termEnd 1885
1894
1897
gptkbp:termStart 1878
1889
1895
gptkbp:title Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Pleasant_Cemetery,_St._John's
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7