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Sir Albert Joseph Walsh | |
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| 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland | |
| In office April 1, 1949 – September 15, 1949 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor General | The Viscount Alexander of Tunis |
| Premier | Joey Smallwood |
| Preceded by | Gordon Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald of Gwaenysgor as last Governor of the Commission of Government of Newfoundland |
| Succeeded by | Sir Leonard Outerbridge |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Harbour Main | |
| In office June 2, 1928 – June 11, 1932 Serving with Philip J. Lewis | |
| Preceded by | William Woodford Cyril J. Cahill |
| Succeeded by | Charles Furey William J. Browne |
| Member of the Commission of Government of Newfoundland | |
| In office September 5, 1944 – April 1, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Edward Emerson |
| Succeeded by | Commission of Government disbanded - union of Newfoundland with Canada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1900 Holyrood, Newfoundland island, Newfoundland |
| Died | December 12, 1958 (aged 58) St. John's, Newfoundland island, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Nationality | Newfoundlander - Canadian citizenship (1949-58) |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge |
| Profession | Politician |
| Cabinet | Commissioner of Home Affairs and Education (1944–1949) Commissioner of Defence (1947–1949) |
Sir Albert Joseph Walsh KC (3 April 1900 – 12 December 1958) was Commissioner of Home Affairs and Education and chief justice of the Dominion of Newfoundland, and its first lieutenant governor upon its admission to the Canadian Confederation on 1 April 1949.