Newfoundland Prime Minister Sir Richard Squires
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Sir Richard Squires was a prominent early 20th-century Newfoundland politician who served multiple terms as prime minister and played a key role in the dominion’s turbulent pre-Confederation politics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Newfoundland Prime Minister Sir Richard Squires canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ prime minister of Newfoundland ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knighthood ⓘ |
| causeOfPoliticalDownfall | corruption scandal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Newfoundland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880-01-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1940-03-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dalhousie University
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University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford University
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| familyName | Squires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Dominion of Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | political debate over responsible government in Newfoundland ⓘ |
| legalIssue | charged with misusing public funds ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Party of Newfoundland
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Liberal Reform Party of Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Knight Bachelor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
accused of corruption in 1932
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subject of 1932 St. John’s riot ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Liberal governments in Newfoundland
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role in pre-Confederation Newfoundland politics ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership during Newfoundland political crisis of 1932 ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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lawyer ⓘ |
| officeContested | Prime Minister of Newfoundland ⓘ |
| partOf | Dominion of Newfoundland political history ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Harbour Grace, Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. John’s, Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of Newfoundland
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Member of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland ⓘ Prime Minister of Newfoundland ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Frederick C. Alderdice
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Michael Patrick Cashin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Helena Squires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | St. John’s, Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Helena Squires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Frederick C. Alderdice
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William Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1923-07-24
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1932-06-11 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1919-11-17
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1928-05-17 ⓘ |
| title | King’s Counsel ⓘ |
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