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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instanceOf human
politician
prime minister of Newfoundland
activeInPeriod early 20th century
awardReceived Knighthood
causeOfPoliticalDownfall corruption scandal
countryOfCitizenship Newfoundland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1880-01-18
dateOfDeath 1940-03-26
educatedAt Dalhousie University NERFINISHED
University of Oxford
surface form: Oxford University
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 NERFINISHED
Liberal Reform Party of Newfoundland NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm George V NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Knight Bachelor NERFINISHED
notableEvent accused of corruption in 1932
subject of 1932 St. John’s riot
notableFor leadership of Liberal governments in Newfoundland
role in pre-Confederation Newfoundland politics
notableWork leadership during Newfoundland political crisis of 1932
occupation barrister
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 NERFINISHED
Member of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland
Prime Minister of Newfoundland
predecessor Frederick C. Alderdice NERFINISHED
Michael Patrick Cashin NERFINISHED
relative Helena Squires NERFINISHED
residence St. John’s, Newfoundland NERFINISHED
spouse Helena Squires NERFINISHED
successor Frederick C. Alderdice NERFINISHED
William Warren NERFINISHED
termEnd 1923-07-24
1932-06-11
termStart 1919-11-17
1928-05-17
title King’s Counsel

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Imperial Conference of 1930 attendedBy Newfoundland Prime Minister Sir Richard Squires