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♂ James C. Tory
aliasJames C. Tory
Record
61569 · 10397

Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Birth 24 October 1862 → 161 years + 6 months ago
Lived 81 years + 8 months
First mandate 14 June 1911 → 112 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 7 months
Death 26 June 1944 → 79 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 2 days after 24 June 1925
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 14 0 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Clarence W. Anderson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Simon O. Giffin  m 
⊖ Howard A. Rice  m 
 		 ⊖ James F. Ellis  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George T. MacNutt  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,897 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18012(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:05 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 1,860 53.93% +235 Loser:
LC
 1,625 47.12% George T. MacNutt

Service: 5 years 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,908 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18036(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 1,827 61.85% +591 Loser:
LC
 1,236 41.84% Duncan S. Chisholm

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,770 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18055(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 2,619 67.41% +1,136 Loser:
UF
 1,483 38.17% D.P. Floyd

Service: 4 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,256 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18078(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 3/4 2,763 49.09% -67 Winner:
LC
 2,830 50.28% Howard A. Rice

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Tory, James Cranswick (p. 217)		 14 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Cranswick Tory		 14 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Cranswick Tory		 14 Oct 2023

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