♂ William A. Black
 Methodist |
Record 5143 · 6980 |
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| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 100%
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| Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
| 9 October 1847 (176 years 6 months ago) |
1 September 1934 (89 years 7 months ago) |
86 years 10 months | Yes |
Service in elected office
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Leadership roles
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| # | Legislature | Party | M | Int | Role | Age | Dates | y | m | d | |
| 1. | CA | 15 | LC | 1 | ✓ | Minister | 78 | 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2. | CA | 15 | LC | 1 | Minister | 78 | 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1. Marine and Fisheries [Int] 2. Railways and Canals |
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Electoral history
| → 5 recorded electoral participations → 7 electoral path points |
→ 7 documented challengers: |
Edward J. Cragg m William S. Fielding m Robert E. Finn m Michael J. Power m Felix P. Quinn m (3 runoffs) James L. Ralston m William Roche m |
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| Provincial Ass.: 31 |
Nova Scotia | Halifax County | |||||||
| 15 March 1894 | Age: 46 |
→ New to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 3/6 | LC | 51.13% | 4,570 of 26,814 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LC | 49.30% | 4,406 (-164) | James Morrow m | |||||
| ID: 17903(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:01 ET | Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 32 |
Nova Scotia | Halifax County | |||||||
| 20 April 1897 | Age: 49 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| General | |||||||||
| Successor > | LIB | 54.23% | 5,312 of 29,387 | George Mitchell m ( 50 ) | |||||
| ID: 17931(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:47 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 14 |
Nova Scotia | Halifax | |||||||
| 5 December 1923 | Age: 76 |
→ New to Parliament | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/2 | LC | 53.90% | 13,365 of 24,798 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 46.10% | 11,433 (-1,932) | George A. Redmond m | |||||
| ID: 21786(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET | Service: 1 year 10 months 23 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 15 |
Nova Scotia | Halifax | |||||||
| 29 October 1925 | Age: 78 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LC | 64.57% | 18,796 of 58,216 | Elig.: 48,908 | Parti.: 59.52% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 37.15% | 10,815 (-7,981) | Gordon R. Marshall m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 29 June 1926 > | ?? | LIB | → | LC | |||||
| ID: 21850(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:45 ET | Service: 0 year 10 months 15 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 16 |
Nova Scotia | Halifax | |||||||
| 14 September 1926 | Age: 78 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LC | 56.66% | 17,911 of 63,228 | Elig.: 48,908 | Parti.: 64.64% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 44.72% | 14,139 (-3,772) | James L. Ralston m ( 44 ) | |||||
| ID: 22104(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET | Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 17 |
Nova Scotia | Halifax | |||||||
| 28 July 1930 | Age: 82 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LC | 53.02% | 21,611 of 81,515 | Elig.: 53,154 | Parti.: 76.68% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 47.69% | 19,439 (-2,172) | Peter R. Jack m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 1 September 1934 > | ?? | LC | → | Vac. | Died in office | ||||
| ID: 22378(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:39 ET | Service: 4 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Federal Ass.: 18 |
Nova Scotia | Halifax | |||||||
| 14 October 1935 | Age: 86 |
Deceased | |||||||
| General | |||||||||
| Successor > | LIB | 56.35% | 24,158 of 85,742 | Gordon B. Isnor m ( 50 ) | |||||
| ID: 22650(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET | |||||||||
| → 5 online biographical references |
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| Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
| EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Hon. William Anderson Black, P.C., M.P. | 1 Sep 2023 |
| FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): L'hon. William Anderson Black, C.P., député | 1 Sep 2023 |
| EN | The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: Black, William Anderson (p. 16) | 1 Sep 2023 |
| EN | Wikipedia: William Anderson Black | 1 Sep 2023 |
| FR | Wikipédia: William Anderson Black | 1 Sep 2023 |
Rev.: 01 Sep 2023 @ 13:15 ET
Gen.: 24 Apr 2024 @ 14:01 ET
Gen.: 24 Apr 2024 @ 14:01 ET