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Ronald J. Fahey (1905–1952) was a labour leader and politician 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
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in the
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from 1949 to 1951. He was born in St. John's and began work at the
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dockyards there at the age of sixteen. In 1935, he became a member of the executive for the International Association of Machinists local. In 1937, he was a founding member of the Newfoundland Trades and Labour Council (later the
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), serving as its eastern vice-president and as a member of the St. John's executive. In 1946, he became president of the Federation of Labour. Fahey opposed union with Canada but was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1949. He did not run for reelection in 1951 due to poor health and died the following year at the age of 47.


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1905 births 1952 deaths Politicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs Trade unionists from Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-politician-stub