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♂ Angus Lewis Macdonald
aliasAngus Macdonald
Record
37444 · 10112

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Total 8 1 9
Birth 10 August 1890 → 134 years + 2 months ago
Lived 63 years + 8 months
1st mandate 6 September 1923 → 101 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 33 years
Death 13 April 1954 → 70 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Angus Lewis Macdonald (1890–1954)
© Photo c.1940 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Stanislaus Perry (1823–1898) Grandfather  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 10 4
Nova Scotia 15 4 6 Z
TOTAL 23 2 10

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 39
LIB
 1 Party leader 40–49 01 Oct 1930 — 09 Jul 1940 9 9 8
2. NS 40–41
LIB
 1 Premier 43–49 22 Aug 1933 — 09 Jul 1940 6 10 17
3. CA 19
LIB
 1 Minister 49–54 12 Jul 1940 — 17 Apr 1945 4 9 5
4. CA 19
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 54 30 Nov 1944 — 10 Jan 1945 0 1 11
5. NS 42
LIB
 2 Party leader 55–63 08 Sep 1945 — 13 Apr 1954 8 7 5
6. NS 42–45
LIB
 2 Premier 55–63 08 Sep 1945 — 13 Apr 1954 8 7 5
 3. National Defence for Naval Services
 4. National Defence for Air [Int]

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 13  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Richard Donahoe  m 
⊖ George Murphy  m 
 		 ⊖ Isaac MacDougall  m 
 
Pictou
Elig. n/a Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21783(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:51 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 1 month 22 days (Gov't)
Antigonish—Guysborough
Elig. 15,479 Votes: 11,680 Partic.: 75.46%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21845(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 6,135 52.53% +590 Loser:
LC
 5,545 47.47% Duncan S. Chisholm
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 35
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Antigonish—Guysborough
Elig. 15,479 Votes: 12,143 Partic.: 78.45%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22098(F) — 24 Jan 2022 21:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
36		 Successor:
LC
 6,140 50.56% John C. Douglas
Inverness
Elig. 10,847 Votes: 9,609 Partic.: 88.59%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22380(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 4,722 49.14% -165 Winner:
LC
 4,887 50.86% Isaac D. MacDougall
Halifax South
Elig. 11,225 Votes: 9,329 Partic.: 83.11%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18127(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 4,945 53.34% +620 Loser:
LC
 4,325 46.66% George H. Murphy

Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Halifax South
Elig. 12,948 Votes: 9,814 Partic.: 75.80%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18161(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 5,446 56.10% +1,184 Loser:
LC
 4,262 43.90% Richard A. Donahoe
After his election:
12 Jul 1940 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 22 days (Gov't)
Kingston City
Elig. 19,381 Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Federal
19		 Ontario
12 August 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23104(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Halifax South
Elig. 12,948 Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18178(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Joseph R. Murphy
Kingston City
Elig. 22,519 Votes: 18,034 Partic.: 80.08%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23227(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 9,175 50.88% Thomas A. Kidd
Halifax South
Elig. 14,877 Votes: 8,609 Partic.: 57.87% Can.: 4
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18223(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:31 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
55
LIB
 1/4 5,181 61.26% +3,114 Loser:
PC
 2,067 24.44% Arthur J. Haliburton

Service: 3 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Halifax South
Elig. 14,901 Votes: 10,349 Partic.: 69.45%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18249(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 6,097 59.57% +2,885 Loser:
PC
 3,212 31.38% John Milledge

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Halifax South
Elig. 14,048 Votes: 9,698 Partic.: 69.03%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18287(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 5,751 59.68% +1,866 Loser:
PC
 3,885 40.32% John Milledge
After his election:
13 Apr 1954 63
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 10 months 18 days (Gov't)
Halifax South
Elig. 14,048 Votes: 10,461 Partic.: 74.47%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
14 November 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18302(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
PC
 5,876 56.17% Richard A. Donahoe

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Angus Lewis Macdonald		 25 Oct 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Macdonald, Angus Lewis		 25 Oct 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Angus Lewis Macdonald, P.C., M.P.		 25 Oct 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Angus Lewis Macdonald, C.P., député		 25 Oct 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Macdonald, Angus Lewis (p. 124)		 25 Oct 2024
EN Wikipedia
Angus Lewis Macdonald		 25 Oct 2024
FR Wikipédia
Angus Lewis Macdonald		 25 Oct 2024

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