Career
The son of James Spearman Winter, he was born in Saint John"s and was educated at Bishop Feild College and Rossall School in England. Winter was called to the bar in 1910 and practised in Saint John"son In 1933, he was named King"s Counsel.
Winter was speaker for the Newfoundland assembly from 1932 to 1934.
He served in the Commission of Government as Commissioner of Home Affairs and Education from 1936 to 1941. In 1941, he was named registrar and chief clerk for the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Winter died in Saint John"s in 1971.