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♂ John Tobin
aliasJohn Tobin
Record
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☆   Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 0%
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Canada 0 1 1
Birth c. 1810 → 214 years ago
Lived ± 59 years
 
Death 9 June 1869 → 154 years + 10 months ago
 
Special notes
None
 

John Tobin (c.1810–1869)
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Well that's interesting!
Tobin died by accidentally shooting himself in his own garden, although the coroner's report was worded somewhat ambiguously and it could have been a suicide. He was a Nova Scotia MLA for Halifax Township from 1855 to 1859 (20th assembly) and for Halifax County Western Division from 1859 to 1867 (22nd and 23rd assemblies) but was no longer an MLA at the time of his death, as he had chosen instead to run federally in 1867 but had failed to secure one of the seats for Halifax.
 

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Alfred G. Jones  m 
 		 ⊖ Patrick Power  m 
 
Eligible: 5,958 Votes: 9,060 Participation: 76.12% Candidacies: 4
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
7 August 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17609(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:43 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±57
IND
 3/4 2,158 47.64% -209 Winner:
ANTI
 2,367 52.25% Patrick Power
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,526 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17484(F) — 26 Jul 2023 21:05 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±57		 Successor:
ANTI
 2,364 52.43% Henry Balcom

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Tobin, John (p. 216)		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Tobin (Nova Scotia politician)		 24 Dec 2023

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