Helena Squires

Helena Squires

Helena Squires, née Strong (1879 - 1959) was a politician in Newfoundland. She was born in Little Bay Island. [cite web
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Biography

Lady Helena E. Squires (nee 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 St. 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. When Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949, she 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.

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