Joey Smallwood
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Joey Smallwood PC CC |
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| 1st Premier of Newfoundland | |
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In office April 1, 1949 – January 18, 1972 |
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George VI Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Albert Walsh Leonard Outerbridge Campbell Macpherson Fabian O'Dea Ewart Harnum |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Frank Moores |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Bonavista North | |
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In office May 27, 1949 – August 20, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Edward S. Spencer |
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In office November 19, 1962 – September 8, 1966 |
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| Preceded by | Edward S. Spencer |
| Succeeded by | Beaton Abbott |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's West | |
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In office August 20, 1959 – November 19, 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Malcolm Hollett |
| Succeeded by | William G. Adams |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Humber West | |
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In office September 8, 1966 – October 28, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Ballam |
| Succeeded by | Frank Moores |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Placentia East | |
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In office October 28, 1971 – March 24, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Alain Frecker |
| Succeeded by | Fintan Aylward |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Twillingate | |
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In office September 16, 1975 – June 18, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Herbert Gillett |
| Succeeded by | Bill Rowe |
| Personal details | |
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Joseph Roberts Smallwood December 24, 1900 Gambo, Newfoundland |
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December 17, 1991 (aged 90) St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Clara Oates (1901-1994) |
| Children | Ramsay, William, Clara |
| Religion | United Church of Canada |
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Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood, PC, CC (December 24, 1900 – December 17, 1991) was a politician from Newfoundland, Canada. He was the main force that brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into the Canadian confederation in 1949, becoming the first Premier of Newfoundland, serving until 1972. As premier, he vigorously promoted economic development, championed the welfare state, and emphasized modernization of education and transportation. Smallwood abandoned his youthful socialism and collaborated with bankers, turning against the militant unions that sponsored numerous strikes. The results of his efforts to promote industrialization were mixed, with the most favourable results in hydroelectricity, iron mining and paper mills.
Smallwood was charismatic and controversial. Never shy, he dubbed himself "the last Father of Confederation." While many Canadians today remember Smallwood as the man who brought Newfoundland into the Canadian Confederation, the opinion held by Newfoundlanders and their diaspora remains sharply divided as to his legacy.
Joey Smallwood was born at Mint Brook, near Gambo, Newfoundland, to Charles and Minnie May Smallwood. His grandfather, David Smallwood, was a well-known maker of boots in St. John's. Growing up in St. John's, as a teenager Joey Smallwood worked as an apprentice at a newspaper and moved to New York City in 1920. In New York he worked for the socialist newspaper The Call. Joey Smallwood returned to Newfoundland in 1925, where he soon met and married Clara Oates. In 1925 he founded a newspaper of his own in Corner Brook.
In 1928, he acted as campaign manager for the Prime Minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland, Sir Richard Squires. He also ran as a Liberal candidate in Bonavista in 1932 but lost. During the Great Depression, he worked for various newspapers and edited a two-volume collection titled "The Book of Newfoundland." He also hosted a radio program, The Barrelman, beginning in 1937 that promoted pride in Newfoundland's history and culture. He left the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland in 1943 to operate a pig farm at the Newfoundland Airport at Gander.
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