Go back here for the questions.
Remember that for all but the last question we excluded Premiers who held the office but who did not win a general election as party leader in order to get the job.
Here are the answers (quibbles are welcome):
1. Oldest Premier at the time of his swearing in: Danny Williams, age 54, followed by…
2. The second Oldest Premier at the time of his swearing in: Clyde Wells, who was 51.
3. The Oldest Premier on leaving office: Joe Smallwood, left office aged 71 years and a bunch of days. DW is already the second oldest and he’s still in the chair. To beat Smallwood’s age record, he’d have to last until at least 2020. Even then DW would have to stay another six years beyond that to match or better Smallwood’s 23 years in office.
4. a. District represented by the most Premiers: Humber West, which has, at various times sent Joe Smallwood, Frank Moores, and lately Danny Williams to reign over us.
b. Only Townie Premier since Confederation: Danny Williams, who came into the world at St. John’s in August 1949.
5. Premiers, in order of age at time of swearing in (including Tom Rideout, Roger Grimes and Beaton Tulk):
Beaton Tulk, Danny Williams, Clyde Wells, Roger Grimes, Joe Smallwood, Brian Tobin, Tom Rideout, Frank Moores, Brian Peckford.
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