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♂ Charles Fisher
aliasCharles Fisher
Record
19904 · 4861

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased
A Father of Confederation 		Performance: 100%
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Canada 1 0 1
New Brunswick 1 0 1
Total 2 0 2
Birth 15 August 1808 → 215 years + 8 months ago
Lived 72 years + 3 months
First mandate 1 June 1866 → 157 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 9 months
Death 8 December 1880 → 143 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 2 months after 3 October 1868
Conferences Confederation conferences attended
representing New Brunswick:
✗ Charlottetown (September 1864)
✓ Québec (October 1864)
✓ London (December 1866)
Special notes
None
 
Charles Fisher (1808–1880)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Charles Connell (c. 1810–1873) Brother-in-law  
⊖ John J. Fraser (1829–1896) Son-in-law
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. New Brunswick (1837–1861)
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 1 27
New Brunswick 1 0 29 Z
TOTAL 2 2 26

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 21
CONF
 1 Minister 57–59 14 Apr 1866 — 24 Sep 1867 1 5 10
 1. Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ John A. Beckwith  m 
⊖ John James Fraser  m 
⊖ Alexander Thompson  m 
 		 ⊖ Hiram Dow  m 
⊖ William H. Needham  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,744 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
1 June 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35653(F) — 17 Jun 2023 09:32 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
57
CONS
 2/6 2,172 80.86% +1,087 Loser:
CONF
 1,085 40.39% John J. Fraser
After his election:
1 Jul 1867 58
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 1 month (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17594(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
3 Oct 1868 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 1 month 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,783 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
2 October 1867
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35662(F) — 10 Feb 2022 08:05 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
IND
 1,289 72.29% John Pickard
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
28 October 1868
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18441(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
ILIB
 Acclam. John Pickard

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Charles Fisher, Q.C., M.P.		  3 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Charles Fisher, c.r., député		  3 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Fisher (Canadian politician)		  3 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Charles Fisher (homme politique canadien)		  3 Mar 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 21:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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