The members of the 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in 1842. The General Assembly sat from January 14, 1843 to 1848. The General Assembly had not sat from 1841 to 1843 as the colony's constitution had been suspended. Following the passing of the Newfoundland Act of 1842 by the British Parliament, the elected assembly and appointed Legislative Council were combined into a single

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. The legislature continue to meet at the Old Court House until 1846 when that building was destroyed in a fire; for the next two years, the legislature met in a classroom in an orphan asylum.

James Crowdy James Crowdy (1794 – April 17, 1867) was an English-born official in Newfoundland. He was Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1843-48. Crowdy served as clerk of the Council and colonial secretary for Cape ...

was chosen as speaker. In 1843, a new Education Act was passed which redistributed education funding between separate

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Henry Prescott Admiral Sir Henry Prescott (4 May 1783 – 18 November 1874) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and was later the Governor of the Newfoundland Colony. Biography Family b ...

served as civil governor of Newfoundland until 1846.

Robert Law Lieutenant-General Robert A. Law ( c. 1788 – May 16, 1874) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator for the colony of Newfoundland. Law was commissioned into the 71st Foot in 1809. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1811 and Captai ...

served as colonial administrator until the arrival of Sir John Le Marchant in April 1847.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1837: Notes:

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Notes:

Members of the Legislative Council

The following members were appointed to the Legislative Council:

References

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