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♂ William Thomas Pipes
aliasWilliam Pipes
Record
49808 · 10197

Methodist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 2 2 4
Birth 15 April 1850 → 174 years ago
Lived 59 years + 5 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 2 months
Death 7 October 1909 → 114 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William Thomas Pipes (1850–1909)
© Photo 1901-02 John A. Cooper — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Edgar N. Rhodes (1877–1942) Son-in-law
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 7 3 1 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 27
LIB
 1 Party leader 32–34 01 Jun 1882 — 15 Jul 1884 2 1 14
2. NS 28
LIB
 1 Premier 32–34 20 Jun 1882 — 27 Jul 1884 2 1 7

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel J. McLeod  m 
⊖ Charles J. Townshend  m 
⊖ Edward Vickery  m 
 		 ⊖ Elisha B. Paul  m 
⊖ Charles Tupper  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,101 Votes: 3,551 Participation: 86.59% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19016(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:03 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
28
LIB
 2/2 1,468 41.97% -562 Winner:
CONS
 2,030 58.03% Charles Tupper
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,766 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17829(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
32
LIB
 1/4 1,875 55.42% +193 Loser:
LIB
 1,682 49.72% Charles Smith

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,282 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17854(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
36		 Successor:
LC
 2,064 49.84% Richard L. Black
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,114 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19416(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:48 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 2/3 2,120 41.45% -668 Winner:
CONS
 2,788 54.52% Charles Tupper
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,620 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17981(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:37 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
56
LIB
 2/4 3,587 52.67% +168 Loser:
LC
 3,419 50.21% Daniel J. McLeod
After his election:
7 Oct 1909 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 3 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,396 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
24 November 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18000(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:14 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 3,200 43.27% Joshua H. Livingstone

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
William Thomas Pipes		 13 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Pipes, William Thomas		 13 Apr 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Pipes, William Thomas		 13 Apr 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Pipes, William Thomas		 13 Apr 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Pipes, William Thomas (p. 177)		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Thomas Pipes		 13 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Thomas Pipes		 13 Apr 2024

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