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Philip Francis Little, Newfoundland’s first premier

Philip Francis Little, from D. W. Prowse’s History of Newfoundland (1896). Philip Francis Little · Unknown author · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Philip Francis Little, elected to Newfoundland’s Assembly in 1850, campaigned for responsible government and united the Liberal Party behind it. In 1855 he became the colony’s first premier under responsible government, and he advanced Newfoundland’s interests through the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States.

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Little as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Philip Francis Little National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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