The Politics of Municipal Reform in St. John's Newfoundland, 1888-1892
For many generations St. John's has dominated the political, social and economic life of Newfoundland. Yet, though its boosters describe it as North America's oldest city, it was not incorporated until 1888. Like Newfoundland itself, St. John's was definitely a late starter on the con...
| Published in: | Urban History Review |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1976
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1019528ar https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.7202/1019528ar |
| Summary: | For many generations St. John's has dominated the political, social and economic life of Newfoundland. Yet, though its boosters describe it as North America's oldest city, it was not incorporated until 1888. Like Newfoundland itself, St. John's was definitely a late starter on the constitutional front. Self-government came to St. John's long after it had been achieved in the comparable Maritime centres of Saint John (1785), Halifax (1841) and Charlottetown (1855). Moreover, the system of government established in St. John's in 1888 proved highly unstable. Why was Newfoundland's capital so different? |
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