Mr. Smallwood

As I was reading the Globe just a few minutes ago I came across the obituary section (rather intentionally I might add). The main obituaries were on a geologist and a musician, though in a side bar they had a small section about someone that had died on this day. It turned out that today’s subject was none other than Mr. J. R. Smallwood, former Premier of Newfoundland from 1949-1972. It seems that this Mr. Smallwood died 15 years ago today. Some of you may know that opinions of Mr. Smallwood vary; some feel that he was Newfoundland’s savior while others see him as a corrupting influence.