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♂ George A. Ross
aliasGeorge A. Ross
Record
53823 · 10277

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth c. 1854 → 170 years ago
Lived ± 34 years
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age ± 28 years
Death 29 June 1888 → 135 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 6 0 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles E. Church  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles A. Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±28
LIB
 2/4 1,436 54.75% +241 Loser:
LC
 1,195 45.56% Charles A. Smith

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±32
LIB
 2/4 1,798 54.44% +323 Loser:
LC
 1,475 44.66% Charles A. Smith
After his election:
29 Jun 1888 ±34
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
16 January 1889
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17872(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±34		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. John D. Sperry

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Ross, George Angus (p. 191)		 30 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
George A. Ross		 30 Sep 2023

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