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♂ Louis Henry Davies
aliasLouis Davies
Record
14588 · 5402

Anglican   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 90%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Prince Edward Island 3 1 4
Total 9 1 10
Birth 4 May 1845 → 179 years ago
Lived 78 years + 11 months
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 27 years + 10 months
Death 1 May 1924 → 100 years ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 7 months after 24 September 1901
Special notes
None
 
Louis Henry Davies (1845–1924)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Benjamin Davies (c. 1813–1904) Father  
⊖ Louis D. Hyndman (1935–2013) Great-grandson  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 19 2 13
Prince Edward Island 5 11 7 Z
TOTAL 25 1 20

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 26–28
LIB
 1 Party leader 30–37 02 Jan 1876 — 19 Jun 1882 6 5 17
2. PE 27
LIB
 1 Premier 31–33 17 Aug 1876 — 08 Apr 1879 2 7 22
3. CA 8–9
LIB
 1 Minister 51–56 13 Jul 1896 — 24 Sep 1901 5 2 11
 3. Marine and Fisheries

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
13 documented challengers
⊖ Patrick Blake  m 
⊖ William Campbell  m 
⊖ Donald Ferguson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David Laird  m 
⊖ James Colledge Pope  m 
⊖ Manoah Rowe  m 
⊖ William Welsh  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Frederick Brecken  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George W. DeBlois  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John T. Jenkins  m 
⊖ Neil McLeod  m 
⊖ Samuel Prowse  m 
⊖ William Stewart  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,713 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26435(F) — 12 Nov 2022 23:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
27
LIB
 1/3 722 84.25% +347 Loser:
CONS
 375 43.76% Samuel Prowse

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,726 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
ID: 26472(F) — 13 Feb 2022 15:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
31
FREE
 2/4 989 53.09% +109 Loser:
DENO
 880 47.24% James C. Pope
After his election:
31 Aug 1876 31
FREE
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
28 September 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26606(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
31
FREE
 1/2 By acclamation ?
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 32
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
1 Mar 1878 32
FREE
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 6 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,906 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26487(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:10 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
33
LIB
 3/4 702 48.31% -77 Winner:
LC
 779 53.61% George W. DeBlois
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,165 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19314(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:07 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/4 3,164 52.01% +44 Loser:
CONS
 3,120 51.29% Frederick S. Brecken

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,725 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6		 Prince Edward Island
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19522(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/4 4,382 55.73% +783 Loser:
CONS
 3,599 45.77% Donald Ferguson

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,050 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Prince Edward Island
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19874(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 4,006 53.24% +337 Loser:
CONS
 3,669 48.76% Patrick Blake

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,636 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20073(F) — 22 Jan 2022 21:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 1,985 54.59% +334 Loser:
CONS
 1,651 45.41% J.J. Jenkins
After his election:
13 Jul 1896 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
30 July 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20233(F) — 11 Oct 2022 18:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 3 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,321 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20418(F) — 23 Jan 2022 10:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 2,528 58.50% +735 Loser:
CONS
 1,793 41.50% William S. Stewart
After his election:
24 Sep 1901 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,741 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Prince Edward Island
15 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20493(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 2,108 56.35% Donald Farquharson

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Davies, P.C., Q.C, Right Honourable Louis Henry		  6 May 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Sir Louis Henry Davies, K.C., P.C., K.C.M.G., M.P.		  6 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. sir Louis Henry Davies, C.R., C.P., K.C.M.G., député		  6 May 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Louis Henry Davies		  6 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Louis Henry Davies		  6 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Louis Henry Davies		  6 May 2024

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