William R. Smallwood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William R. Smallwood

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1928

Place of Birth: Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Date of Death: 30-Oct-2001

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra

William Richard Smallwood (September 30, 1928 – October 30, 2001) was a Canadian politician.
He represented the electoral district of Green Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1956 to 1971.
He was a member of the Liberal Party.
He was born in Corner Brook in 1928, the son of Newfoundland Premier and Canadian Father of Confederation, Joey Smallwood, and his wife Clara Oates.
He was their second child and had an older brother, Ramsay and younger sister, Clara.
He attended the Curtis Academy, Memorial University, and Dalhousie University, earning a LLB degree.
He was a lawyer in St.
John's.
In 1983, he suffered stab wounds in an altercation with his son, William Roy Whiteway Smallwood, who was charged with attempted murder.
He died in St.
John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001.