Jesse Whiteway

Jesse Whiteway (November 12, 1862 – May 18, 1940) was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Bay de Verde in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1908 to 1913 as a member of the People's Party.^[1]

Jesse Whiteway MHA
Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Bay de Verde
In office November 2, 1908 (1908-11-02) – October 30, 1913 (1913-10-30) Serving with John Crosbie
Preceded by	William C. Winsor Charles H. Hutchings
Succeeded by	Albert Hickman
Personal details
Born	(1862-11-12)November 12, 1862 Muddy Hole, Newfoundland Colony
Died	May 18, 1940(1940-05-18) (aged 77) St. John's, Newfoundland
Political party	People's Party
Spouse	Mary E. Strange ​ (m. 1889)​
Children	6
Alma mater	Wesleyan Academy
Occupation	Merchant

Early life and business career

Whiteway was born in Muddy Hole (today Musgrave Harbour) on November 12, 1862, the son of Robert Whiteway and Ann Tuff. He was educated at the Wesleyan Academy in St. John's. Whiteway began work with a dry goods firm as a teenager and, in 1886, went into business in partnership with a brother. He married Mary E. Strange in 1889.^[1]

Politics and later life

Whiteway was first elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1908 as a member of the recently established People's Party led by Edward Morris. After being re-elected once in 1909, he was defeated in 1913. Whiteway was named to the Legislative Council of Newfoundland in 1919, but he resigned later that same year to unsuccessfully run for the seat in Bay de Verde in the 1919 general election. Whiteway also served on the board of governors for the General Hospital.^[1]

He died on May 18, 1940 in St. John's.^[2]