♂ Alexander S. MacMillan

United Church   
Record
38381 · 10351
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 80%
 
Nova Scotia 5 4 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
31 October 1870
(153 years 5 months ago)
7 August 1955
(68 years 8 months ago)
84 years 9 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Nova Scotia
Days years months days
6,227 17 0 18
Days years months days
4,442 12 1 28
Days years months days
1,785 4 10 20
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 39 LIB 1 Opposition Leader 60–62 02 Jan 1931 — 21 Aug 1933 2 7 19
2. NS 41 LIB 1 Party leader 69–74 10 Jul 1940 — 07 Sep 1945 5 1 28
3. NS 41–42 LIB 1 Premier 69–74 10 Jul 1940 — 07 Sep 1945 5 1 28
Electoral history
→ 5 recorded electoral participations
→ 6 electoral path points
 
→ 6 documented challengers:
 
William Chisholm  m 
Joseph William (Willie) Comeau  m 
Leonard W. Fraser  m 
Angus J. MacGillivray  m 
Albert E. Parsons  m 
Jean-Louis P. Robicheau  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 37
Nova Scotia Antigonish County
27 July 1920 Age:
49
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General 3/4 LIB 47.30% 1,725 of 7,294 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > LIB 56.46% 2,059 (+334) William Chisholm  m  ( 49 )
ID: 18050(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:30 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 39
Nova Scotia Digby County
1 October 1928 Age:
57
→ New to this legislature
General 2/4 LIB 52.09% 3,557 of 13,658 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LC 47.05% 3,213 (-344) H.E. Wagner  m 
ID: 18105(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:46 ET Service: 4 years 10 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 40
Nova Scotia Hants County
22 August 1933 Age:
62
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 53.65% 5,328 of 9,931 Elig.: 11,178 Parti.: 89.16%
Loser > LC 46.35% 4,603 (-725) Albert E. Parsons  m  ( 63 )
ID: 18128(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 41
Nova Scotia Hants County
20 June 1937 Age:
66
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 54.96% 5,590 of 10,171 Elig.: 12,110 Parti.: 84.42%
Loser > LC 45.04% 4,581 (-1,009) Leonard W. Fraser  m  ( 35 )
ID: 18163(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 4 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 42
Nova Scotia Hants County
28 October 1941 Age:
70
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 57.56% 4,871 of 8,463 Elig.: 12,484 Parti.: 68.22%
Loser > LC 42.44% 3,592 (-1,279) Norman D. Blanchard  m 
ID: 18197(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:31 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 43
Nova Scotia Hants County
23 October 1945 Age:
74
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > LIB 52.66% 4,951 of 9,401 Robert A. MacLellan  m  ( 63 )
ID: 18225(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
→ 5 online biographical references
 
Lg  Hyperlink  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia: Alexander Stirling MacMillan 23 Dec 2023
FR Encyclopédie canadienne: MacMillan, Alexander Stirling 23 Dec 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: MacMillan, Alexander Stirling (p. 146) 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia: Alexander Stirling MacMillan 23 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia: Alexander Stirling MacMillan 23 Dec 2023
Rev.: 23 Dec 2023 @ 08:22 ET
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