Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne
Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Grand Falls—White Bay (1949–53) | |
| In office June 11, 1949 – March 31, 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Charles Granger |
| Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Twillingate | |
| In office June 2, 1924 – October 29, 1928 Serving with Kenneth M. Brown and George F. Grimes | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Barnes George Jones |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth M. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1894 Twillingate, Newfoundland Colony |
| Died | March 8, 1984 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Victoria College, Toronto |
Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne (December 4, 1894 – March 8, 1984) was a Newfoundlander and Canadian politician. After serving in the Newfoundland House of Assembly for four years, he was elected to the Newfoundland National Convention, which determined the Dominion's political future. He then served in the Canadian Parliament for the riding of Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador from 1949 to 1958.
Early life
[edit]Born in Twillingate, Newfoundland, he was classmates with Lester Pearson while attending Victoria College, University of Toronto. After graduating in 1917, he joined the Canadian Army but was later not allowed to fight due to an irregular heartbeat. He fought instead with the British Army in Flanders from 1917 to 1918.
Politics
[edit]In 1923, he was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Twillingate and was re-elected 1924.
In 1947, he was elected to the Newfoundland National Convention for Twillingate. Ashbourne was a supporter of Newfoundland's entry into Canada, and he visited Parliament Hill as a member of the Ottawa Delegation, where he helped to negotiate the Terms of Union for Confederation with Canada.[1]
Post-Confederation
[edit]After Confederation, Ashbourne was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Grand Falls—White Bay in 1949. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1953 and 1957.
References
[edit]- "Thomas G. W. Ashbourne MP helped take Newfoundland into Canada". The Globe and Mail. March 9, 1984.
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[edit]- 1894 births
- 1984 deaths
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador
- Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
- Newfoundland National Convention members
- University of Toronto alumni
- Dominion of Newfoundland people
- Expatriates in Pre-Confederation Canada
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly