Background
She was born in Little Bay Islands. Lady Helena E. Squires (née Strong) was born in Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland in 1879.
She was born in Little Bay Islands. Lady Helena E. Squires (née Strong) was born in Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland in 1879.
She was the wife of the prime minister of the province (Sir Richard Anderson Squires) and was a mother of 7 children. She attended The Saint John's Methodist College and Mount Allison University where she was trained to be a teacher. She was also a social activist who worked to found a teachers school and a maternity hospital.
She was elected in 1930 in a by-election and lost her seat in 1932.
He was killed on June 17, 1942 at Headley Downs, England. The 31-year-old Lieutenant had been riding on the outside of his tank during manoeuvres in order to direct his driver when the tank lurched, throwing him forward and under the track of the moving tank.
When Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949, Lady Squires was elected the first president of the provincial Liberal Association a position she held until 1958. Helena died in 1959 at her retirement home in Toronto.
