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♂ Edwin R. Oakes
aliasEdwin R. Oakes
Record
46956 · 5212

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 25 March 1818 → 206 years + 1 month ago
Lived ± 71 years
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 9 months
Death c. August 1889 → 134 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death ± 14 years + 10 months after 24 September 1874
Special notes
None
 

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
Canada 0 8 1

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Alfred W. Savary  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,448 Votes: 1,799 Participation: 73.49% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18731(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:37 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
LC
 1/2 1,168 64.92% +537 Loser:
CONS
 631 35.08% Alfred W. Savary
After his election:
24 Sep 1874 56
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 8 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,448 Votes: 1,588 Participation: 64.87% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18912(F) — 21 Jan 2022 00:30 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 932 58.69% William B. Vail

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
HON Edwin Randolph Oakes		  5 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edwin Randolph Oakes, M.P.		  5 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edwin Randolph Oakes, député		  5 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edwin Randolph Oakes		  5 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Sep 2023 21:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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