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♂ Rufus S. Carter
aliasRufus S. Carter
Record
9809 · 10261

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 31 March 1866 → 158 years ago
Lived 66 years + 4 months
First mandate 14 June 1911 → 112 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 2 months
Death 29 August 1932 → 91 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 1 month after 26 July 1920
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 9 1 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Gilbert N. Allen  m 
⊖ Joshua H. Livingstone  m 
⊖ James L. Ralston  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James W. Kirkpatrick  m 
⊖ Daniel G. McKenzie  m 
⊖ Archibald Terris  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,969 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18010(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 2/4 4,154 52.02% +124 Loser:
LC
 4,030 50.47% J. Flemming Gilroy

Service: 5 years 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,177 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18034(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/7 3,962 51.28% +342 Loser:
LC
 3,620 46.85% Daniel A. Morrison

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,824 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18053(F) — 15 Nov 2022 10:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 5/9 3,215 31.29% -1,501 Winner:
ILP
 4,716 45.90% Archibald Terris

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Carter, Rufus Seaman (p. 32)		 31 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Rufus Carter		 31 Jul 2023

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