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♂ Hugh L. MacDonald
aliasHugh L. MacDonald
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 0 2
Birth 25 March 1841 → 183 years + 1 month ago
Lived 49 years + 10 months
First mandate 30 May 1886 → 137 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 2 months
Death 27 January 1891 → 133 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Hugh L. MacDonald (1841–1891)
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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
Prince Edward Island 4 7 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Peter McLaren  m 
 		 ⊖ Cyrus Shaw  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,386 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26505(F) — 5 Jan 2023 18:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LC
 1/4 712 59.68% +189 Loser:
LIB
 523 43.84% Peter McLaren

Service: 3 years 7 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,451 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26520(F) — 12 Jul 2023 15:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/4 754 61.50% +279 Loser:
LIB
 475 38.74% Donald Sigsworth
After his election:
27 Jan 1891 49
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26624(F) — 12 Jul 2023 14:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
49		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. James E. MacDonald

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Hugh Lord MacDonald		 27 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
MacDonald, Hugh Lord		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Hugh Lord MacDonald		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Lord McDonald		 27 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 16:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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