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Robert Bond

Robert Bond, Canadian politician; first Prime Minister of Newfoundland (died 1927)

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Born
February 25, 1857
Died
March 16, 1927
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1857

About Robert Bond

Sir Robert Bond was a Newfoundlander politician who was the last Premier of Newfoundland Colony from 1900 to 1907 and the first prime minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland from 1907 to 1909 after the 1907 Imperial Conference conferred dominion status on the colony. Following the 1907 Imperial Conference, Newfoundland and the other self-governing British colonies were given dominion status and Bond formally became the first prime minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland. In the 1909 election, Morris won because he controlled government funds. When he visited Edinburgh in July 1902 ha was also awarded an honorary LL.D. by the University of Edinburgh. Bond became leader of the Liberal Party after Whiteway lost the 1897 election.

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Robert Bond timeline

  1. Bond became leader of the Liberal Party after Whiteway lost the 1897 election.
  2. When he visited Edinburgh in July 1902 ha was also awarded an honorary LL.D. by the University of Edinburgh.
  3. Following the 1907 Imperial Conference, Newfoundland and the other self-governing British colonies were given dominion status and Bond formally became the first prime minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland.
  4. In the 1909 election, Morris won because he controlled government funds.

The world when Robert Bond was born

Robert Bond was born in 1857. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineDred Scott decision — Supreme Court denies Black citizenship
  • Technology milestoneFirst passenger elevator installed (NYC)
  • World population~1.37B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population27.8M

1857 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert Bond's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18572026
Population27.8M341 million

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