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♂ William D. Harrington
aliasWilliam D. Harrington
Record
26134 · 10206

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 22 June 1832 → 191 years + 10 months ago
Lived 71 years + 9 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 2 months
Death 15 April 1904 → 120 years ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 10 months after 14 June 1886
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 7 8 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Donald G. Archibald  m 
⊖ Philip C. Hill  m 
⊖ Michael J. Power  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William Roche  m 
 		 ⊖ William S. Fielding  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles J. Macdonald  m 
⊖ John Pugh  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,190 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17811(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:47 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LC
 2/6 3,353 55.30% +487 Loser:
LIB
 2,866 47.27% Philip C. Hill

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,408 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17832(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LC
 1/6 2,737 53.29% +194 Loser:
LIB
 2,543 49.51% J.G. Foster

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,458 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17857(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:12 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LC
 4/6 2,981 43.72% -841 Winner:
LIB
 3,822 56.05% Michael J. Power

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Harrington, William D. (p. 89)		 12 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William D. Harrington		 12 Aug 2023

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