♂ George H. Murray ♦
 Presbyterian |
Record 45454 · 10436 |
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| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 64%
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| Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
| 7 June 1861 (162 years 10 months ago) |
6 January 1929 (95 years 3 months ago) |
67 years 6 months | No |
Family tie with other documented individual
| Who | ...is/was his | Note | |
| George B. Murray (1895–1941) | Son |
Service in elected office
| Legislature | Total | Government | Opposition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nova Scotia |
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Leadership roles
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| # | Legislature | Party | M | Int | Role | Age | Dates | y | m | d | |
| 1. | NS | 31 | LIB | 1 | Party leader | 35–61 | 20 Jul 1896 — 23 Jan 1923 | 26 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2. | NS | 31–37 | LIB | 1 | Premier | 35–61 | 20 Jul 1896 — 23 Jan 1923 | 26 | 6 | 3 | |
Electoral history
| → 11 recorded electoral participations → 12 electoral path points |
→ 13 documented challengers: |
John L. Bethune m Angus A. Buchanan m Angus G. Buchanan m Colin Chisholm m William MacKay m David MacKeen m (2 runoffs) John A. McDonald m (2 runoffs) Hector F. McDougall m (2 runoffs) Philip McLeod m (2 runoffs) Joseph McPherson m John G. Morrison m (4 runoffs) Ebenezer T. Moseley m Charles Tupper m |
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| Provincial Ass.: 29 |
Nova Scotia | County of Cape Breton | |||||||
| 15 June 1886 | Age: 25 |
Defeated but elected later to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 3/4 | LIB | 48.25% | 1,253 of 5,193 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | LC | 62.88% | 1,633 (+380) | Colin Chisholm m ( 36 ) | |||||
| ID: 17853(F) — 2 Aug 2023 14:01 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 6 |
Nova Scotia | Cape Breton | |||||||
| 22 February 1887 | Age: 25 |
Failed to enter Parliament | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 3/7 | LIB | 39.74% | 1,703 of 8,570 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | LC | 43.94% | 1,883 (+180) | Hector F. McDougall m ( 38 ) | |||||
| ID: 19414(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:15 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 7 |
Nova Scotia | Cape Breton | |||||||
| 5 March 1891 | Age: 29 |
Failed to enter Parliament | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 3/4 | LIB | 44.06% | 2,161 of 9,809 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | CONS | 58.90% | 2,889 (+728) | David MacKeen m ( 51 ) | |||||
| ID: 19762(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:19 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 7 |
Nova Scotia | Cape Breton | |||||||
| 4 February 1896 | Age: 34 |
Failed to enter Parliament | |||||||
| By-Election | ✗ | 2/2 | LIB | 25.00% | 1 of 4 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | CONS | 75.00% | 3 (+2) | Charles Tupper m ( 74 ) | |||||
| ID: 20021(F) — 4 Feb 2023 12:19 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 31 |
Nova Scotia | Victoria County | |||||||
| 15 August 1896 | Age: 35 |
→ New to this legislature | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/1 | LIB | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Elig.: n/a | Parti.: n/a | ||
| By acclamation | |||||||||
| ID: 17923(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:19 ET | Service: 0 year 8 months 4 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 32 |
Nova Scotia | Victoria County | |||||||
| 20 April 1897 | Age: 35 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LIB | 73.16% | 1,273 of 3,479 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LC | 37.41% | 651 (-622) | John A. McDonald m ( 46 ) | |||||
| ID: 17940(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:22 ET | Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 33 |
Nova Scotia | Victoria County | |||||||
| 2 October 1901 | Age: 40 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LIB | 75.69% | 1,177 of 3,110 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LC | 37.36% | 581 (-596) | John A. McDonald m ( 50 ) | |||||
| ID: 17962(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:22 ET | Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 34 |
Nova Scotia | Victoria County | |||||||
| 30 June 1906 | Age: 45 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LIB | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Elig.: n/a | Parti.: n/a | ||
| By acclamation | |||||||||
| ID: 17993(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:51 ET | Service: 4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 35 |
Nova Scotia | Victoria County | |||||||
| 14 June 1911 | Age: 50 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LIB | 67.51% | 1,247 of 3,694 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LC | 37.68% | 696 (-551) | John L. Bethune m ( 61 ) | |||||
| ID: 18022(F) — 7 Feb 2022 15:08 ET | Service: 5 years 0 month 5 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 36 |
Nova Scotia | Victoria County | |||||||
| 20 June 1916 | Age: 55 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LIB | 55.60% | 1,212 of 4,360 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LC | 49.22% | 1,073 (-139) | Philip McLeod m ( 36 ) | |||||
| ID: 18046(F) — 7 Feb 2022 17:02 ET | Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 37 |
Nova Scotia | Victoria County | |||||||
| 27 July 1920 | Age: 59 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LIB | 64.84% | 2,078 of 6,409 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LC | 37.72% | 1,209 (-869) | Philip McLeod m ( 40 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 24 January 1923 > | ?? | LIB | → | Vac. | Resigned: Left politics | ||||
| ID: 18065(F) — 7 Feb 2022 20:48 ET | Service: 2 years 5 months 28 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 37 |
Nova Scotia | Victoria County | |||||||
| 1 March 1923 | Age: 61 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | LIB | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Daniel A. Cameron m ( 52 ) | |||||
| ID: 18071(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET | |||||||||
| → 7 online biographical references |
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| Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
| EN | Canadian Encyclopedia: George Henry Murray | 26 Jan 2024 |
| FR | Encyclopédie canadienne: Murray, George Henry | 26 Jan 2024 |
| EN | Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Murray, George Henry | 26 Jan 2024 |
| FR | Dictionnaire biographique du Canada: Murray, George Henry | 26 Jan 2024 |
| EN | The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: Murray, George Henry (p. 165) | 26 Jan 2024 |
| EN | Wikipedia: George Henry Murray | 26 Jan 2024 |
| FR | Wikipédia: George Henry Murray | 26 Jan 2024 |
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