William R. Smallwood
| William Smallwood | |
|---|---|
| MHA for Green Bay | |
|
In office 1956–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Baxter Mogan |
| Succeeded by | Harold Starkes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 30, 1928 Corner Brook, Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Died | after 1991 |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Relations | Joey Smallwood (father) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
William Richard Smallwood (born September 30, 1928, date of death not found) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Green Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1956 to 1971. He was a member of the Liberal Party.[1] He was born in Corner Brook in 1928, the son of Newfoundland Premier and Canadian Father of Confederation, Joey Smallwood, and his wife Clara Oates. He was their second child and had an older brother, Ramsay and younger sister, Clara. He attended the Curtis Academy, Memorial University, and Dalhousie University, earning a LLB degree. He was a lawyer in St. John's.[2][3] In 1983, he suffered stab wounds in an altercation with his son, William Roy Whiteway Smallwood, who was charged with attempted murder.[4] "In the grand jury of his son he cleared William Roy Whiteway Smallwood of any participation in the attempted murder of himself!"
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
- ↑ "Guide parlementaire canadien". google.ca. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Guide parlementaire canadien". google.ca. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Smallwood's grandson fit to face trial, court rules The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 22 Oct 1983: P.15.