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♂ William Alexander Henry
aliasWilliam Alexander Henry
Record
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Presbyterian     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased
A Father of Confederation 		Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Birth 30 December 1816 → 207 years + 4 months ago
Lived 71 years + 4 months
 
Death 3 May 1888 → 136 years ago
 
Conferences Confederation conferences attended
representing Nova Scotia:
✗ Charlottetown (September 1864)
✓ Québec (October 1864)
✓ London (December 1866)
Special notes
Henry was a member for Sydney County from 1840 to 1843 and from 1847 to 1863 (16th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 22nd assemblies), and for Antigonish County from 1863 to 1867 (23rd assembly).
 
William Alexander Henry (1816–1888)
© Photo William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

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Pre-Conf. Nova Scotia (1840–1843; 1847–1867)
Canadian Senate ✗
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Mayor/Reeve Halifax, Nova Scotia (1870–1871)
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Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Isaac LeVesconte  m 
 		 ⊖ Hugh McDonald  m 
 
Eligible: 2,069 Votes: 1,628 Participation: 78.69% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17600(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:30 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 2/2 390 23.96% -848 Winner:
ANTI
 1,238 76.04% Hugh McDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,099 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17478(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
ANTI
 1,072 69.16% Joseph MacDonald
Eligible: 1,232 Votes: 893 Participation: 72.48% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1869
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18435(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
IND
 2/2 333 37.29% -227 Winner:
CONS
 560 62.71% Isaac LeVesconte

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
William Alexander Henry		 16 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
William Alexander Henry		 16 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Henry, William Alexander		 16 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Henry, William Alexander		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Alexander Henry		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 12:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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