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♂ Joseph McPherson
aliasJoseph McPherson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Total 2 3 5
Birth 10 June 1844 → 179 years + 11 months ago
Lived 86 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 May 1890 → 133 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 11 months
Death 13 September 1930 → 93 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 5 months after 14 March 1894
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Alexander Johnston (1867–1951) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 8 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Colin Chisholm  m 
⊖ Angus J. MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David MacKeen  m 
⊖ Hector F. McDougall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Sir Charles Tupper  m 
 		 ⊖ Arthur Kendall  m 
⊖ William MacKay  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John McCormick  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George H. Murray  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,498 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17876(F) — 2 Aug 2023 14:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 2/4 2,579 54.31% +438 Loser:
LC
 2,141 45.08% William MacKay
After his election:
20 Feb 1891 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,809 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19762(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:19 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 4/4 2,078 42.36% -603 Winner:
LC
 2,681 54.66% Hector F. McDougall
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,580 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
7 April 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17893(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,975 55.17% +370 Loser:
LC
 1,605 44.83% John McCormick

Service: 2 years 11 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,851 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17899(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 3/4 2,592 47.77% -230 Winner:
LC
 2,822 52.01% John McCormick
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,201 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20050(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:26 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 4/4 2,328 38.16% -1,102 Winner:
LC
 3,430 56.22% Hector F. McDougall

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McPherson, Joseph (p. 149)		 10 Oct 2023

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