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Sidney Dara Blandford (June 12, 1868 – November 28, 1929) was a lawyer and political figure in
Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...
. He represented Bonavista in the
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from 1904 to 1913 as a Conservative and then as a member of the People's Party. His first name appears in some sources as Sydney. He was born in
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, the son of Samuel Blandford. He was educated in St. John's and practised law there. He served in the Executive Council as Minister of Agriculture and Mines. Blandford was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1913. He was named to the
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in the same year, serving until 1917, when he was named High Sheriff. Blandford was one of the founding owners of the Newfoundland Hotel in St. John's. His uncle Darius Blandford also served in the Newfoundland assembly.


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* Members of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland Newfoundland People's Party MHAs 1868 births 1929 deaths Newfoundland Colony people Dominion of Newfoundland politicians 20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly {{Newfoundland-politician-stub