Augustus Goodridge

Augustus Goodridge (1894).

Augustus Frederick Goodridge (* 1839 in Paignton , Devon , England ; † February 16, 1920 in St. John’s , Newfoundland ) was a Canadian businessman and politician of the Conservative Party, Reform Party and later the Tory Party, who was part of a legal and political Crisis because of the elections to the Newfoundland House of Representatives that took place in 1893 between April and December 1894 briefly was Prime Minister of the Crown Colony of Newfoundland .

Life

Born in England, Goodridge came to Newfoundland with his parents in 1852 at the age of 13 and later worked in his father's business. He later settled as a fishmonger in St. John's and began his political career when he was first elected to the House of Representatives as a candidate for the Conservative Party in 1880. In the mid-1880s he switched to the opposition and served as the leader of the opposition in the House of Representatives between 1884 and 1885. In 1885 he was appointed to the Reform Party government by Prime Minister Robert Thorburn and was a member of the cabinet until the end of Thorburn's tenure in 1889.

Due to a legal and political crisis over irregularities and subsequent lawsuits for alleged corruption in the elections that took place in 1893, which led to the impeachment of several MPs as well as the resignation of Prime Minister William Whiteway on April 11, 1894, Goodridge Whiteways succeeded as Prime Minister of Crown Colony. Although the Liberal Party had a majority in the House of Representatives, Goodridge was appointed by the Governor of the Crown Colony, Herbert Harley Murray , and then formed a minority government . To avoid a motion of no confidence in the government, Governor Murray adjourned the parliamentary sessions indefinitely.

In addition to the political crisis, his eight-month term in office was increasingly characterized by an economically tense situation. After two of the country's leading banks collapsed on December 10, 1894, Goodridge resigned two days later on December 12, 1894, and was then replaced by Daniel Greene , a Liberal Party politician.

In the 1904 election, Goodridge suffered a defeat in his constituency and had to leave the House of Representatives. After Prime Minister Edward Morris took office in 1909, he was appointed a member of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland , the then Upper House of Parliament.

Individual evidence

^ Labrador Memoir of Dr Harry Paddon, 1912-1938 . McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 2003, ISBN 0-7735-7081-0 , p. 263-.
^ Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Springer Science & Business Media, 1966, ISBN 0-8020-3998-7 , p. 365-.
↑ Bond Moves Past Bribery Charges, Becomes Prime Minister. In: The Gazette. October 21, 1999.
↑ NEWFOUNDLAND'S NEW MINISTRY .; The Legislature Prorogued After Want of Confidence Had Been Voted. In: New York Times. April 14, 1894.

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Entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia

personal data
SURNAME	Goodridge, Augustus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Goodridge, Augustus Frederick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian entrepreneur and Prime Minister of the Crown Colony of Newfoundland
DATE OF BIRTH	1839
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paignton , Devon , England
DATE OF DEATH	February 16, 1920
Place of death	St. John's , Newfoundland

[PaddonRompkey2003-1] Labrador Memoir of Dr Harry Paddon, 1912-1938 . McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 2003, ISBN 0-7735-7081-0 , p. 263-.

[CookHamelin1966-2] Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Springer Science & Business Media, 1966, ISBN 0-8020-3998-7 , p. 365-.

[3] Bond Moves Past Bribery Charges, Becomes Prime Minister. In: The Gazette. October 21, 1999.

[4] NEWFOUNDLAND'S NEW MINISTRY .; The Legislature Prorogued After Want of Confidence Had Been Voted. In: New York Times. April 14, 1894.