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<p><strong ><em>Mischief in High Places </em>examines the spectacular career and personal life of the man who, in 1919, </strong><strong >first became elected </strong><strong >prime minister of Newfoundland.</strong></p>
<p>The political successes of Sir Richard Squires’ career are overshadowed by a legacy of scandal and deceit that paved the way for Newfoundland’s loss of democracy in 1933.</p>
<p>Perhaps best known for slipping out of the Colonial Building during the 1932 riot, Squires had survived three corruption-ridden terms in office in the final decades of responsible government while living a high-flying lifestyle with his wife, Helena.</p>