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♂ James W. Longley
aliasJames W. Longley
Record
36739 · 10209

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 7 0 7
Total 7 1 8
Birth 4 January 1849 → 175 years + 4 months ago
Lived 73 years + 2 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 5 months
Death 16 March 1922 → 102 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 8 months after 13 July 1905
Special notes
None
 
James W. Longley (1849–1922)
© Photo 1922 Royal Society of Canada — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Avard Longley (1823–1884) Uncle  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 22 9 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Frank Andrews  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Harris H. Chute  m 
⊖ Henry M. Munro  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William B. Troop  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph A. Bancroft  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John B. Mills  m 
⊖ Caleb W. Shaffner  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,142 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17825(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:37 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 1/4 1,340 52.12% +79 Loser:
LC
 1,261 49.05% Caleb W. Shaffner

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,162 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17850(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/4 1,556 50.50% +21 Loser:
LIB
 1,535 49.82% Henry M. Munro

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,893 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17873(F) — 6 Feb 2022 16:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/4 1,884 54.66% +262 Loser:
LC
 1,622 47.06% C.S. Harrington

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,652 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17896(F) — 6 Feb 2022 20:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 1,808 54.36% +253 Loser:
LC
 1,555 46.75% Thomas R. Jones
After his election:
1 May 1896 47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 1 month 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,827 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20048(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 2/2 1,815 47.43% -197 Winner:
CONS
 2,012 52.57% John B. Mills
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17918(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
47
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,093 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17924(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 2/4 1,871 52.75% +191 Loser:
LC
 1,680 47.36% Thomas R. Jones

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,165 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17946(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 1,825 59.20% +477 Loser:
LC
 1,348 43.72% W.C. Healey
After his election:
13 Jul 1905 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 9 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,061 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
6 March 1906
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17976(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 1,907 62.30% Orlando T. Daniels

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Longley, James Wilberforce		 10 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Longley, James Wilberforce		 10 Mar 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Longley, James Wilberforce (p. 118)		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Wilberforce Longley		 10 Mar 2024

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