Charles Russell

Charles Edward Russell (May 14, 1877 and sat as an independent until 1928. He did not run for reelection. After leaving politics, he wrote newspaper articles that advocated honesty in government and better roads for the outports.

The Bay Roberts Guardian was published weekly from July 1909 to July 1949; publication was suspended from October 27, 1920 to January 12, 1923. It was known simply as the Guardian until November 11, 1939; after that, it was called the Bay Roberts Guardian. The newspaper remained in the Russell family until it ceased operation in 1949.