Frederick Gordon Bradley (March 21, 1886 – March 30, 1966) was a Canadian and

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politician.

Parentage

Born in St. John's,

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, he was the son of Norman Bradley and Evangeline Trimm.

Education and employment

Bradley became the principal of the Methodist School in Bonavista after finishing his education at Methodist College in 1906. Three years later, he studied law at

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and was called to the bar in 1915. Later he started his own law practice.

Politics

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, he was elected to the

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representing the electoral district of Port de Grave. A

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, he was a

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in the cabinet of

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until he resigned from the caucus in 1926 to sit as an Independent. He was re-elected in 1928 representing the electoral district of Trinity Centre as a

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and served as Minister without Portfolio and Solicitor-General in the cabinet of

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. Re-elected in 1932, as only one of two Liberals, he was the leader of the opposition. An opponent of the creation of the

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, he returned to his law practice in 1933.

Newfoundland National Convention

In 1947, Bradley was elected to sit in the

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. After the death of

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he became the chairman.

The London and Ottawa Delegations

The Newfoundland National Convention dispatched two delegations, one to the United Kingdom (the "London Delegation") and one to Canada (the "Ottawa Delegation").

London Delegation

The London Delegation was unsuccessful in its attempt to get the promise of continued financial aid if Newfoundland were to resume Responsible Government.

Ottawa Delegation

The Ottawa Delegation negotiated terms of union for Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada in 1947. Its members (with their districts) were: *

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(Twillingate) * F. G. Bradley (Bonavista South) *

Charles Ballam Charles H. Ballam (May 10, 1901 – December 12, 1981) was a Canadian union leader, officeholder and delegate at Newfoundland National Convention. Ballam was born in 1901 in Curling, Newfoundland Colony, son of Alice and Manoah Ballam. He ...

(Humber) * Lester Burry (Labrador) *

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(Bay de Verde) *

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(Bonavista Centre) The negotiations were largely a one way affair. Any union with Canada was dictated by the

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(BNA), under which Canada had come into being in 1867.

Post-Confederation

After Confederation with Canada, he was appointed

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Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, making him the first Canadian federal cabinet minister from Newfoundland. He was elected to the

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representing the riding of

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in the 1949 federal election. In 1953, he was appointed to the

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representing the senatorial division of Bonavista-Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador. He died in office in 1966.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Frederick 1886 births 1966 deaths Liberal Party of Canada senators Canadian senators from Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Politicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Government ministers of the Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland National Convention members Place of death missing Canadian King's Counsel 20th-century King's Counsel