A native of Hope River, Sullivan had a career as an assistant editor at the Charlottetown Herald as well as a lawyer before being elected to the provincial legislature in 1872 as a LiberalMLA.
Sullivan served as premier for ten years and fought for PEI's rights in Canada. He protested the federal government's failure to fulfill the terms of confederation on which the island had joined the dominion in 1873. In 1886, he petitioned the Imperial government in London protesting Canada's delinquency in respect to promises to ensure communication lines between the island and the rest of the country but the problem remained unresolved until the 1900s.
Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
January 01, 1970
william, wilfred, sullivan, december, 1839, september, 1920, prince, edward, island, journalist, politician, jurist, fourth, premier, prince, edward, island, premier, prince, edward, islandin, office, april, 1879, november, 1889monarchvictorialieutenant, gover. Sir William Wilfred Sullivan December 6 1839 September 30 1920 was a Prince Edward Island journalist politician and jurist the fourth premier of Prince Edward Island Sir William Wilfred Sullivan4th Premier of Prince Edward IslandIn office April 25 1879 November 13 1889MonarchVictoriaLieutenant GovernorRobert HodgsonThomas Heath HavilandAndrew Archibald MacdonaldJedediah Slason CarvellPreceded byLouis Henry DaviesSucceeded byNeil McLeodLeader of the Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandIn office 1877 November 13 1889Preceded byLemuel OwenSucceeded byNeil McLeodChief Justice of Prince Edward IslandIn office November 13 1889 June 21 1917Preceded byEdward PalmerSucceeded byJohn Alexander MathiesonMember of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 2nd KingsIn office 1872 November 13 1889Serving with Hilary McIsaac William Hooper John UnderhayPreceded bynoneSucceeded byJohn P SullivanAdministrator of Prince Edward IslandIn office February 14 1894 February 21 1894Preceded byJedediah Slason CarvellSucceeded byGeorge William HowlanPersonal detailsBorn 1839 12 06 December 6 1839Hope River Prince Edward Island ColonyDiedSeptember 30 1920 1920 09 30 aged 80 Memramcook New Brunswick Dominion of CanadaNationalityCanadianPolitical partyConservative PartySpouseAlice Maud Mary Newberry m 1872 wbr Children6ResidenceCharlottetown Prince Edward IslandAlma materUniversity of Prince Edward IslandSt Dunstan s CollegeOccupationJournalist lawyer and judgeProfessionPoliticianCabinetSolicitor General 1873 1876 A native of Hope River Sullivan had a career as an assistant editor at the Charlottetown Herald as well as a lawyer before being elected to the provincial legislature in 1872 as a Liberal MLA A staunch Catholic Sullivan became leader of the opposition in 1877 to the Protestant coalition government of Louis Henry Davies which had been formed to implement a public secular school system that denied funding to Roman Catholic separate schools Sullivan reorganised the Conservative Party and was asked by the lieutenant governor to become premier once Davies coalition broke up and became unable to command a majority in the assembly Sullivan served as premier for ten years and fought for PEI s rights in Canada He protested the federal government s failure to fulfill the terms of confederation on which the island had joined the dominion in 1873 In 1886 he petitioned the Imperial government in London protesting Canada s delinquency in respect to promises to ensure communication lines between the island and the rest of the country but the problem remained unresolved until the 1900s In 1889 Sullivan was appointed Chief Justice of PEI and served in that position until his retirement in 1917 In 1914 he was made a Knight Bachelor by King George V External links editBiography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Wilfred Sullivan amp oldid 1219056173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
