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♂ Laughlin P. Farris
aliasLaughlin P. Farris
Record
19295 · 10671

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 5 1 6
Birth 23 December 1843 → 180 years + 4 months ago
Lived 81 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 October 1892 → 131 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 9 months
Death 9 December 1925 → 98 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 9 months after 2 March 1908
Special notes
His first name also appears as Laughlan or Lauchlan in some sources.
 

Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ John W.D. Farris (1878–1970) Son  
⊖ John Ferris (1811–1884) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 15 3 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Isaac W. Carpenter  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur R. Slipp  m 
⊖ Harry W. Woods  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas T. Hetherington  m 
⊖ Francis Woods  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,183 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 New Brunswick
22 October 1892
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32128(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 1,216 58.13% +274 Loser:
LIB
 942 45.03% Francis Woods

Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
9 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32149(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 4 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,867 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 New Brunswick
18 February 1899
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32173(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 2/4 1,303 53.53% +128 Loser:
IND
 1,175 48.27% Harry W. Woods
After his election:
1 Sep 1900 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 6 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,667 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 New Brunswick
2 October 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32185(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 1,502 56.32% +337 Loser:
LIB
 1,165 43.68% Norton B. Hetherington

Service: 2 years 4 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,449 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32200(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 1,331 59.82% +393 Loser:
IND
 938 42.16% Harry W. Woods

Service: 5 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,864 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
3 March 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32226(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LIB
 3/4 1,181 48.56% -71 Winner:
IND
 1,252 51.48% Arthur R. Slipp

Online biographical reference

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Laughlin Farris		  6 Aug 2023

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