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...

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Published in:Urban History Review
Main Author: Baker, Melvin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) 1976
Subjects:
Urban Studies
History
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1019528ar
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spelling crunivtoronpr:10.7202/1019528ar 2023-12-31T10:13:09+01:00 The Politics of Municipal Reform in St. John's Newfoundland, 1888-1892 Baker, Melvin 1976 http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1019528ar https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.7202/1019528ar en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Urban History Review volume 5, issue 2-76, page 12-29 ISSN 0703-0428 1918-5138 Urban Studies History journal-article 1976 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.7202/1019528ar 2023-12-01T08:18:20Z 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? Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press - via Crossref) Urban History Review 5 2-76 12 29
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