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♂ Charles B. Whidden
aliasCharles B. Whidden
Record
64850 · 10196

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Nova Scotia 1 2 3
Total 1 4 5
Birth 5 June 1831 → 192 years + 10 months ago
Lived 71 years
First mandate 29 August 1882 → 141 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 2 months
Death 20 June 1902 → 121 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 5 days after 15 June 1886
Special notes
None
 

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
Nova Scotia 3 9 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Christopher P. Chisholm  m 
⊖ Angus McIsaac  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John J. McKinnon  m 
 		 ⊖ Angus McGillivray  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Colin F. McIsaac  m 
 
Eligible: 2,420 Votes: 1,904 Participation: 78.68% Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19013(F) — 21 Jan 2022 18:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
47
IND
 2/3 702 37.95% -131 Winner:
LIB
 833 45.03% Angus McIsaac
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,803 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19209(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:56 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
51
IND
 2/2 735 40.77% -333 Winner:
LIB
 1,068 59.23% Angus McIsaac
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,711 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
29 August 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17845(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
LC
 1/2 1,026 59.96% +341 Loser:
LIB
 685 40.04% C.C. Gregory

Service: 3 years 9 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,035 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17851(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LC
 3/4 900 44.60% -369 Winner:
LIB
 1,269 62.88% Colin F. McIsaac
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,548 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17925(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:16 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
65
LC
 3/4 1,123 49.38% -53 Winner:
LIB
 1,176 51.72% Christopher P. Chisholm

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Whidden, Charles Blanchard (p. 231)		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles B. Whidden		 30 Jul 2023

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