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♂ George Hilton Barbour
aliasGeorge Hilton Barbour
Record
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United Church     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 0 4
Birth 5 September 1878 → 146 years + 1 month ago
Lived 83 years + 5 months
1st mandate 23 July 1935 → 89 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 10 months
Death 6 February 1962 → 62 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 7 months after 6 July 1949
Special notes
None
 
George Hilton Barbour (1878–1962)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Prince Edward Island (1949–1962) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 13 11 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George Sharpe  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Prince 2nd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,706 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
43		 Prince Edward Island
23 July 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25565(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 1,474 54.47% +242 Loser:
CONS
 1,232 45.53% G. Shelton Sharpe

Service: 3 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
Prince 2nd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,738 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
18 May 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25596(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 1,536 56.10% +334 Loser:
CONS
 1,202 43.90% G. Shelton Sharpe

Service: 4 years 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Prince 2nd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,181 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25629(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/2 1,234 56.58% +287 Loser:
PC
 947 43.42% Austin A. Ramsay

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Prince 2nd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,461 Partic.: inc. Can.: 3
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25665(F) — 14 Feb 2022 15:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/3 1,283 52.13% +379 Loser:
PC
 904 36.73% Peter M. McCaull
After his election:
6 Jul 1949 70
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Prince 2nd - Assemblyman
Elig. n/a Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
1 August 1949
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25686(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Walter E. Darby

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Barbour, Honourable George Hilton		 17 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Public Domain The Hon. George Hilton Barbour, Senator		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Hilton Barbour, sénateur		 17 Mar 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
George Hilton Barbour		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Hilton Barbour		 17 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Mar 2024 20:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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