| 词条 | William Thomas (Newfoundland politician) |
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William Thomas (1785 in Dartmouth, Devon, England – November 5, 1863 at Huyton, England) was a merchant and politician. Thomas was elected to the House of Assembly representing the district of St. John's on the first general election held in Newfoundland in 1832. Thomas was active in the effort to earn Newfoundland its own parliament and was appointed to the committee "to petition his majesty for a legislature." He also was active in the concerns of the poor, serving on numerous committees to help improve their condition, including work on a commission to assign work to those on welfare. He came to Newfoundland in 1801 and entered business in partnership with his brother Henry. Thomas was named to the colony's three-person Executive Council in 1833, working on early efforts to establish self-governance for Newfoundland. He returned to England around 1850. See also
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7 : 1785 births|1863 deaths|Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|People from Dartmouth, Devon|English emigrants to pre-Confederation Newfoundland|Newfoundland Colony people|Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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