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♂ Robert H. Kennedy
aliasRobert H. Kennedy
Record
31413 · 10245

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 30 December 1869 → 154 years + 3 months ago
Lived 81 years + 7 months
First mandate 14 June 1911 → 112 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 5 months
Death 24 August 1951 → 72 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 29 days after 26 July 1920
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 9 1 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ William D. Hill  m 
⊖ Robert H. Smith  m 
⊖ Harry L. Taggart  m 
 		 ⊖ Benjamin F. Pearson  m 
⊖ Frank Stanfield  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,769 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18008(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:02 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LC
 2/4 2,522 51.63% +73 Loser:
LIB
 2,449 50.13% William D. Hill

Service: 5 years 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,780 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18032(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 2/4 2,665 54.50% +453 Loser:
LIB
 2,212 45.24% Gilbert H. Vernon

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,262 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18051(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:33 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LC
 4/4 3,096 46.69% -324 Winner:
UF
 3,420 51.58% Harry L. Taggart

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Kennedy, Robert Hamilton (p. 108)		 24 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert H. Kennedy		 24 Aug 2023

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