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♂ Aubrey H. Sperry
aliasAubrey H. Sperry
Record
58230 · 10284

Methodist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Birth 29 June 1878 → 145 years + 9 months ago
Lived 63 years + 8 months
First mandate 27 July 1920 → 103 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 42 years
Death 24 March 1942 → 82 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 9 months after 24 June 1925
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John D. Sperry (1851–1933) Father  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 4 10 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ J. James Kinley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William H. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ Wallace N. Rehfuss  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,202 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18060(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 2/4 4,795 59.19% +1,525 Loser:
LC
 3,270 40.37% Foster W. Verge

Service: 4 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,843 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18083(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 4/4 4,254 37.24% -2,648 Winner:
LC
 6,902 60.43% William H. Smith

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Sperry, Aubrey Herbert (p. 206)		 21 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Aubrey Sperry		 21 Oct 2023

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