David Spence

David Spence (September 5, 1824 – September 16, 1885 the son of James Spence and Jane Morwick, who was grandmother to John Norquay. In 1844, Spence married Catherine Hallett at St. John's; she was the daughter of Henry Hallett and Catherine Parenteau, and died in 1880. He represented the parish of St. Anne's at the Convention of Forty, a parliament organized by Louis Riel in 1870. Spence was elected the first MLA for Poplar Point on December 27, 1870, and served as justice of the peace for Poplar Point and Marquette.