Bond grew up in St. John's until 1872 when his father died and left the family a good deal of money.

The government was defeated by judicial means in 1894; however, it came back to power shortly as a result of the bank crash of 1894.

In 1902 he attended the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and the conference of Colonial Premiers in London.

Relations between the United States and Newfoundland deteriorated to the point where, in November 1905 in Bonne Bay, local fisherman clashed with Americans trying to buy bait on shore.

He went on to settle the French Shore issue which gave Newfoundland full control over the island.

Bond responded with the prophetic response "If only I had the strength, how the fitters would fly; My poor country Newfoundland, the last stage".

[2] During his 1902 visit to London he was sworn a member of the Imperial Privy Council on 11 August 1902,[3] following an announcement of the King's intention to make this appointment in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published in June that year.