Between damnation and starvation : priests and merchants in Newfoundland politics, 1745-1855 /
"Until the 1950s and 1960s Newfoundland was characterized by an electoral map drawn to denominational specifications, with cabinet and civil service positions allocated on a per capita sectarian basis, and government expenditures divided according to denominational proportions of the total popu...
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Montreal, Qué. :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
1999.
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| Series: | McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Religious Competition, 1745-1825
- 2. The Anglican Response, 1820-34
- 3. Bishop Fleming and Newfoundland Catholicism, 1829-37
- 4. Religion and Politics, 1832-36
- 5. The Catholic Crusade, 1836-38
- 6. Checkmating Reform, 1837-41
- 7. Constitutional Change, 1837-47
- 8. The Rise of Philip Little, 1848-52
- 9. Religion and Electoral Representation, 1852-54
- 10. The Election of 1855
- App. 1. Exhibiting the extent of the "exclusive system" in Newfoundland
- App. 2. Distribution of members, by districts, according to the Representation Bill produced by Philip Little in the House of Assembly, St. John's, February 20, 1852
- App. 3. The electoral division of Conception Bay according to W.B. Row, Legislative Council, March 19, 1852
- App. 4. Probable returns under the bill passed by the House of Assembly and sent to the Council for their concurrence on the 28th March, 1853 according to the census of 1845.
