Prescott Emerson

{{short description|Newfoundland politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = | honorific_suffix = MHA | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Speaker of the Newfoundland House of Assembly | term_start = {{start date|1875|02|04}} | term_end = {{end date|1877|02|01}} | predecessor = Thomas R. Bennett | successor = James S. Winter | constituency_AM1 = Burgeo-La Poile | assembly1 = Newfoundland House of | term_start1 = {{start date|1869|11|13}} | term_end1 = {{end date|1878|11|09}} | predecessor1 = Daniel Woodley Prowse | successor1 = Alexander McLellan Mackay | birth_name = Prescott Emerson | birth_date = 1840 | birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland Colony | death_date = {{Death date and age|1889|02|03|1840}} | death_place = St. John's, Newfoundland Colony | resting_place = | occupation = Lawyer | spouse = | children = | relatives = Charles Emerson (nephew) | education = | party = Conservative }}

'''Prescott Emerson''' (1840 – February 3, 1889) was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burgeo-LaPoile in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1869 to 1878.

He was born in St. John's, the son of George Henry Emerson. Emerson was called to the bar in 1864. He supported union with Canada. Emerson served as speaker for the assembly from 1874 to 1878. In 1878, he retired from politics and was named chief clerk and registrar for the Supreme Court, serving until his death in 1889.

== References == * {{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador |last=Smallwood |first=Joseph R |authorlink=Joey Smallwood |year=1981 |volume=v. 1 |ISBN=0-920508-14-6}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Emerson, Prescott}} Category:Speakers of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Category:1840 births Category:1889 deaths Category:Newfoundland Colony people