Republic of Newfoundland
The Republic of Newfoundland was a United States protectorate on Newfoundland after it's capture by General Horatio Dickson.
Republic of Newfoundland | |||||||||
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1822–1856 | |||||||||
Motto: "Venimus, et vicit" (Latin) "We went and won" | |||||||||
National march: Hell on the Wabash | |||||||||
Status | Protectorate of the United States | ||||||||
Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic | ||||||||
Consul | |||||||||
• 1822-1832 | Richard Dickson | ||||||||
• 1832-1846 | Alexander Dickson | ||||||||
• 1846-1851 | Joshua Dickson | ||||||||
• 1851-1856 | Richard Dickson | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1822-1826 | Jacob Clark (first) | ||||||||
• 1852-1856 | Johnson Clark (last) | ||||||||
Legislature | Congress | ||||||||
Senate | |||||||||
House of Representatives | |||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Newfoundland ceded to United States | 1820 | ||||||||
• Established | 1822 | ||||||||
1854 | |||||||||
1856 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | 1856 | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | Template:Convinfobox | ||||||||
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