John Winter (ca 1806 – May 10, 1891) was an English-born physician and political figure in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1855 to 1865. He came to

Greenspond Greenspond is a community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Greenspond is one of the communities that comprise an area called Bonavista North, in Bonavista Bay, on the northeast coast of the Island of Newfoundland. These ...

around 1830, later moving to

Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the F ...

. Winter served as a member of the

Legislative Council of Newfoundland The Legislative Council of Newfoundland was the upper house of the General Assembly of Newfoundland from 1833 to 1934. The Legislative Council was appointed by the Governor of Newfoundland, not elected. Bills were submitted by the House of Assemb ...

from 1865 until his death in St. John's in 1891.

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* Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Members of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland 1891 deaths 1800s births Newfoundland Colony people 19th-century British medical doctors {{Newfoundland-politician-stub