He was born in St. John's and educated at Saint Bonaventure's College. Downey worked as a clerk in the Crown Lands Office and was also involved in the lumber trade. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1919 and in 1924. He served in the Executive Council as Minister of Agriculture and Mines. Downey retired from politics in 1932. He died the following year.
joseph, downey, newfoundland, politician, joseph, downey, 1852, february, 1933, civil, servant, political, figure, newfoundland, represented, george, newfoundland, labrador, house, assembly, from, 1908, 1919, member, newfoundland, people, party, 1923, from, 19. Joseph F Downey 1852 February 15 1933 was a civil servant and political figure in Newfoundland He represented St George s in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1908 to 1919 as a member of the Newfoundland People s Party and in 1923 and from 1928 to 1932 as a Liberal He was born in St John s and educated at Saint Bonaventure s College Downey worked as a clerk in the Crown Lands Office and was also involved in the lumber trade He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1919 and in 1924 He served in the Executive Council as Minister of Agriculture and Mines Downey retired from politics in 1932 He died the following year References EditSmallwood Joseph R 1981 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador Vol v 1 p 640 ISBN 0 920508 14 6 This article about a Newfoundland and Labrador politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Downey Newfoundland politician amp oldid 1134959326, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
