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♂ Lewis James O'Brien
aliasLewis O'Brien
Record
46683 · 8363

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 0 1
Birth 28 November 1868 → 155 years + 5 months ago
Lived 86 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 71 years + 3 months
Death 14 June 1955 → 68 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 10 months after 7 August 1944
Special notes
None
 
Lewis James O’Brien (1868–1955)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Public domain
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
Alberta 4 4 17 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William Sharpe  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,328 Votes: 4,454 Participation: 70.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27856(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
71
INDM
 1/3 1,998 47.26% +442 Loser:
SC
 1,556 36.80% William Sharpe

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,328 Votes: 4,230 Participation: 66.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27912(F) — 6 Mar 2022 16:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
75		 Successor:
SC
 2,366 55.93% Ira McLaughlin

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Dr. Lewis J. O'Brien		  4 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Lewis O'Brien (politician)		  4 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 May 2024 15:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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