Background
WINTER, James Spearman was born on January 1, 1845 in Lamaline, Newfoundland.
WINTER, James Spearman was born on January 1, 1845 in Lamaline, Newfoundland.
St. John’s.
Barrister 1867; Queen’s Counsel 1880. Member House of Assembly, 1874-1889, 1893, 1897-1900. Speaker, 1877-1878; Member of Executive Council, 1879-1889, 1897-1900.
Solicitor-General, 85. Attorney-General, 1885-1889. Judge of Supreme Court, 1893-1896.
Premier and AttorneyGen. 1897-1900.
Represented Newfoundland at the Fisheries Conference at Washington, 1887. Delegate from the Colony to London on the French Treaties question in 1890, also in 1898.
Represented Newfoundland at the Postal Conference, 1898. Member of Anglo - American International Conference at Quebec, 1898. Appeared as Counsel for Great Britain at the Hague Arbitration, 1910, upon questions between Great Britain and the United States, in relation to the fisheries, etc.
At present practising as Barrister and Solicitor.
Spouse 1881, Emily,daughter of Capt Coen.