♂ John F. Stairs

Presbyterian   
Record
58561 · 5894
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 57%
 
Nova Scotia 3 1 2
Canada 4 3 1
Total 7 4 3
Birth Death Lived Died in office
19 January 1848
(176 years 2 months ago)
26 September 1904
(119 years 6 months ago)
56 years 8 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Nova Scotia
Days years months days
937 2 6 25
Days years months days
937 2 6 25
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Canada
Days years months days
3,215 8 9 18
Days years months days
3,215 8 9 18
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Total > 
Days years months days
4,152 11 4 14
Days years months days
4,152 11 4 14
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Leadership role
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 32 LC 1 Party leader 49–56 01 May 1897 — 26 Sep 1904 7 4 25
Electoral history
→ 7 recorded electoral participations
→ 9 electoral path points
 
→ 9 documented challengers:
 
Donald G. Archibald  m 
Edward Farrell  m 
Alfred G. Jones  m  (2 runoffs)
Thomas E. Kenny  m  (3 runoffs)
Frederick A. Laurence  m 
David McPherson  m 
George Mitchell  m 
Benjamin F. Pearson  m 
William B. Wallace  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 27
Nova Scotia Halifax County
25 November 1879 Age:
31
→ New to this legislature
By-Election 1/2 LC 54.71% 2,414 of 4,412 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 45.29% 1,998 (-416) Donald G. Archibald  m  ( 39 )
ID: 17824(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET Service: 2 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 28
Nova Scotia Halifax County
20 June 1882 Age:
34
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > LC 53.29% 2,737 of 15,408 William D. Harrington  m  ( 49 )
ID: 17832(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:29 ET
Federal
Ass.: 5
Nova Scotia Halifax
24 July 1883 Age:
35
→ New to Parliament
By-Election 1/1 CONS 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: n/a Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 19648(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 6
Nova Scotia Halifax
22 February 1887 Age:
39
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 3/4 CONS 49.32% 4,099 of 16,621 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > LIB 51.05% 4,243 (+144) Alfred G. Jones  m  ( 62 )
ID: 19419(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Federal
Ass.: 7
Nova Scotia Halifax
5 March 1891 Age:
43
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
General 2/4 CONS 55.26% 5,262 of 19,045 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 45.52% 4,335 (-927) Alfred G. Jones  m  ( 66 )
  Post-Election...
13 January 1892 > ?? CONS Vac. Election cancelled/Unseated
ID: 19767(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:28 ET Service: 0 year 10 months 8 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 7
Nova Scotia Halifax
11 February 1892 Age:
44
Re-elected incumbent
By-Election 2/2 CONS 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: n/a Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 19954(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET Service: 4 years 4 months 11 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 8
Nova Scotia Halifax
23 June 1896 Age:
48
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > CONS 53.06% 6,170 of 23,255 Robert L. Borden  m  ( 41 )
ID: 20055(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 32
Nova Scotia Halifax County
20 April 1897 Age:
49
Failed comeback to this legislature
General 5/6 LC 46.58% 4,563 of 29,387 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > LIB 54.23% 5,312 (+749) George Mitchell  m  ( 50 )
ID: 17931(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:47 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 33
Nova Scotia Colchester County
2 October 1901 Age:
53
Failed comeback to this legislature (Party leader)
General 4/4 LC 47.99% 2,054 of 8,559 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > LIB 51.05% 2,185 (+131) Frederick A. Laurence  m  ( 58 )
ID: 17948(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:01 ET
→ 6 online biographical references
 
Lg  Hyperlink  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Stairs, John Fitzwilliam 9 Sep 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada: Stairs, John Fitzwilliam 9 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): John Fitzwilliam Stairs, M.P. 9 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): John Fitzwilliam Stairs, député 9 Sep 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: Stairs, John Fitzwilliam (p. 207) 9 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia: John Fitzwilliam Stairs 9 Sep 2023
Rev.: 09 Sep 2023 @ 12:38 ET
Gen.: 28 Mar 2024 @ 20:00 ET