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♂ Charles A. Smith
aliasCharles A. Smith
Record
57448 · 10275

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 3 4
Birth 18 May 1845 → 178 years + 11 months ago
Lived ± 60 years
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 3 months
Death c. October 1905 → 118 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death ± 23 years + 3 months after 19 June 1882
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 3 9 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Charles E. Church  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Edward James  m 
⊖ John D. Sperry  m 
 		 ⊖ James D. Eisenhauer  m 
⊖ George A. Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Fletcher B. Wade  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,747 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17815(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:46 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LC
 1/4 1,719 59.81% +433 Loser:
LIB
 1,286 44.75% Fletcher B. Wade

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,245 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17836(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:37 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
LC
 3/4 1,195 45.56% -241 Winner:
LIB
 1,436 54.75% George A. Ross
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,605 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17861(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:51 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
41
LC
 3/4 1,475 44.66% -323 Winner:
LIB
 1,798 54.44% George A. Ross
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,006 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17884(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
45
LC
 4/4 1,922 48.01% -111 Winner:
LIB
 2,033 50.79% Charles E. Church

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Smith, Charles Arnold (p. 201)		 30 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles A. Smith (Canadian politician)		 30 Sep 2023

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