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♂ George W. Forrest
aliasGeorge W. Forrest
Record
20456 · 10254

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 2 3
Birth c. 1838 → 186 years ago
Lived ± 71 years
First mandate 21 May 1890 → 133 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 52 years
Death 11 May 1909 → 114 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 1 month after 14 March 1894
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 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Richard L. Black  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander E. Fraser  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas R. Black  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William Oxley  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±48
LIB
 3/5 1,939 46.82% -125 Winner:
LC
 2,064 49.84% Richard L. Black
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,322 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17877(F) — 14 Sep 2023 21:32 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±52
LC
 1/4 2,818 54.60% +281 Loser:
LIB
 2,537 49.16% Thomas R. Black

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,920 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17900(F) — 14 Sep 2023 21:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±56
LC
 3/4 2,498 45.75% -404 Winner:
LIB
 2,902 53.15% Alexander E. Fraser

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Forrest, George W. (p. 73)		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
George W. Forrest		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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