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♂ Edward D. Davison
aliasEdward D. Davison
Record
14690 · 10279

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Birth 15 April 1845 → 179 years ago
Lived 57 years + 3 months
First mandate 2 October 1901 → 122 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 5 months
Death 17 July 1902 → 121 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Charles H. Davison (1840–1896) Brother  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 0 9 14 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Alexander K. Maclean  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,382 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17957(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 1/4 2,932 56.48% +597 Loser:
LC
 2,335 44.98% A.J. Wolff
After his election:
17 Jul 1902 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 9 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
3 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17964(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. John D. Sperry

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Davison, Edward Doran [2] (p. 48)		 30 Sep 2023

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