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♂ Michael Adams
aliasMichael Adams
Record
170 · 6788

Irish-Canadian     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
New Brunswick 5 1 6
Total 6 2 8
Birth 13 August 1845 → 178 years + 9 months ago
Lived 53 years + 4 months
First mandate 29 June 1870 → 153 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 24 years + 10 months
Death 2 January 1899 → 125 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 11 months after 7 January 1896
Special notes
None
 
Michael Adams (1845–1899)
© Photo 1898 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate New Brunswick (1896–1899) 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 4 10 3
New Brunswick 12 5 7 Z
TOTAL 17 3 11

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
11 documented challengers
⊖ John P. Burchill  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas F. Gillespie  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ D.A. Ernest Hutchison  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Peter Mitchell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard Sutton  m 
⊖ Lemuel J. Tweedie  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Allan A. Davidson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Jacob C. Gough  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William M. Kelly  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William A. Park  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Swim  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,497 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
29 June 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31975(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
24
CONS
 3/7 976 60.10% +219 Loser:
CONS
 757 46.61% Allan A. Davidson

Service: 3 years 11 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,484 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
13 June 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31990(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
28
CONS
 5/7 1,121 52.85% -183 Winner:
IND
 1,304 61.48% William Swim
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,625 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
8 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32029(F) — 10 Feb 2022 12:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
32
CONS
 1/7 1,979 103.83% +1,055 Loser:
LIB
 924 48.48% Lemuel J. Tweedie
After his election:
10 Jul 1878 32
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
24 July 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32038(F) — 13 Oct 2022 22:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,805 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
22 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32050(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CONS
 1/6 1,856 109.11% +992 Loser:
IND
 864 50.79% D.A. Ernest Hutchison

Service: 3 years 10 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,582 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32082(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/6 2,027 76.61% +423 Loser:
LIB
 1,604 60.62% John P. Burchill
After his election:
20 Jan 1887 41
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,796 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19405(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 2/2 1,525 40.17% -746 Winner:
ILIB
 2,271 59.83% Peter Mitchell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,529 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
16 March 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32093(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
LIB
 1,164 46.03% John P. Burchill
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,911 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 New Brunswick
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19753(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:01 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 2,192 56.05% +473 Loser:
ILIB
 1,719 43.95% Peter Mitchell
After his election:
7 Jan 1896 50
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 10 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 New Brunswick
6 February 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20022(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. James Robinson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Michael Adams, Q.C., M.P., Senator		 26 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Michael Adams, c.r., député, sénateur		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Michael Adams (Canadian politician)		 26 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Michael Adams (homme politique)		 26 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Feb 2024 16:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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