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♂ William Johnston Almon
aliasWilliam Johnston Almon
Record
718 · 5104

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Nova Scotia 0 1 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 27 January 1816 → 208 years + 3 months ago
Lived 85 years
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 5 months
Death 19 February 1901 → 123 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 29 days after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 
William Johnston Almon (1816–1901)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John W. Ritchie (1808–1890) Brother-in-law  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate New Brunswick (1879–1901) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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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 6 2

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Donald G. Archibald  m 
⊖ Philip C. Hill  m 
⊖ Patrick Power  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward Farrell  m 
⊖ Alfred G. Jones  m 
⊖ Stephen Tobin  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,896 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18501(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:44 ET
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 → New to Parliament
Age
56
LC
 1/4 2,528 51.09% +76 Loser:
ILIB
 2,452 49.56% Patrick Power
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 57
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,164 Votes: 6,999 Participation: 48.85% Candidacies: 3
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18733(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:48 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
IND
 2,979 85.11% Alfred G. Jones
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,709 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17787(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:48 ET
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 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
58
LC
 5/6 1,818 39.78% -891 Winner:
LIB
 2,709 59.28% Edward Farrell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Almon, William Johnston		 16 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Almon, William Johnston		 16 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Johnston Almon, M.P., Senator		 16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Johnston Almon, député, sénateur		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Johnston Almon		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 13:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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