William Warren (politician)
William Warren | |
|---|---|
Prime Minister of Newfoundland | |
| In office July 24, 1923 – May 7, 1924 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor | William Allardyce |
| Preceded by | Richard Squires |
| Succeeded by | Albert Hickman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9, 1879 |
| Died | December 31, 1927 (aged 48) |
| Nationality | Newfoundlander |
| Political party | Liberal Reform Party |
William Robertson Warren (October 9, 1879 – December 31, 1927) was a
Prime Minister
from July 1923 to April 1924.
Early life
His parents were William Matthew Henry Warren, a surveyor, and Jessie Sophia Warren. He had at least one sibling, a sister, Alice Mary Warren (died 1930), who was married to Robert Brown Job, President of Job Brothers & Co., Limited.[1]
He received his education at
Newfoundland and Framlingham College, in England. After studying law, Warren was admitted as a solicitor in 1901[2]
Career
Warren was first elected to the Newfoundland
Motion of No Confidence that defeated his government. Warren moved to the opposition benches and formed a coalition with Tory William J. Higgins to form the new Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party that won the election a few weeks later making the conservative Walter Stanley Monroe
the new Prime Minister.
In 1926, Warren resigned from the House of Assembly and was appointed to the colony's Supreme Court.
Personal life
He was married first to Ethel Alice Gordon, by whom he had one son, John Henry Warren, and two daughters. He was married secondly to Emilie Jackson (died 1934) by whom he had one daughter.
Warren died in 1927.
References
- ^ "Job's Papers Reveal His Family's Commitment to Province". From the files of The Gazette July 11, 1996. Memorial University of Newfoundland. November 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Bélanger, Claude (2004). "Newfoundland Biography (1497-2004)". Marianopolis College. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
External links
- Pitt, Robert D. "Warren, William Robertson". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- "Hon. William Robertson Warren". London: National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- Newfoundland in the 1920s
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