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Leonard J. Wood
aliasLeonard Wood
Record
66034 · 5398

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Prince Edward Island 3 3 6
Generation  Post-Rebellions 
Birth 27 July 1865 → 160 years + 2 months ago
Lived 91 years + 8 months
1st mandate 7 December 1904 → 120 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 4 months
Death 13 April 1957 → 68 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 9 months after 24 June 1927
Special notes
None
 

Leonard J. Wood (1865–1957)
No image available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 11 8 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
Nobody 0  
3 documented challengers
Peter Brodie  m  (2 runoffs)
Herbert Palmer  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Russell Clark  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Queens 3rd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,646 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
35
Prince Edward Island
7 December 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov’t  LIB  Majority
ID: 17447(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
39
 CONS 
1/2 836 50.79% +26 Loser:
 LIB 
810 49.21% Herbert J. Palmer

Service:
3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Queens 3rd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,514 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
36
Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov’t  LIB  Majority
ID: 25332(F) — 13 Feb 2022 18:21 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
 CONS 
2/2 704 46.50% -106 Winner:
 LIB 
810 53.5% Herbert J. Palmer
Queens 3rd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,466 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
38
Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov’t  CONS  Majority
ID: 25398(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
 CONS 
1/2 742 50.61% +18 Loser:
 LIB 
724 49.39% Charles H. Chandler

Service:
3 years 10 months 8 days (Gov’t)
Queens 3rd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,503 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
39
Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov’t  LIB  Majority
ID: 25432(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
 CONS 
2/2 734 48.84% -35 Winner:
 LIB 
769 51.16% Peter Brodie
Queens 3rd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,560 Partic.: inc. Can.: 3
Provincial
40
Prince Edward Island
24 July 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov’t  CONS  Majority
ID: 25471(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
57
 CONS 
1/3 1,063 41.52% +77 Loser:
 LIB 
986 38.52% Russell C. Clark

Service:
3 years 11 months (Gov’t)
Queens 3rd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,747 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
41
Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov’t  LIB  Majority
ID: 25507(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
 CONS 
2/2 1,211 44.08% -325 Winner:
 LIB 
1,536 55.92% Russell C. Clark

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Wood, Leonard J.
12 Nov 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Leonard J. Wood
12 Nov 2024
EN Wikipedia (English)
Leonard Wood (Prince Edward Island politician)
12 Nov 2024


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