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♂ Leander S. Ford
aliasLeander S. Ford
Record
20372 · 10324

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 3 4
Birth 25 December 1836 → 187 years + 4 months ago
Lived 68 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
Death 19 May 1905 → 118 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 11 months after 19 June 1882
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 3 9 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ James C. Bartling  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Samuel Freeman  m 
⊖ Richard Hunt  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph H. Cook  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Albert M. Hemeon  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Jason M. Mack  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,490 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17817(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:46 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LC
 1/5 607 48.76% +76 Loser:
LIB
 531 42.65% Samuel Freeman

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,436 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17838(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:39 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LC
 4/4 548 44.99% -96 Winner:
LIB
 644 52.87% Jason M. Mack
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,691 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17863(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:57 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
49
LC
 3/4 622 46.21% -140 Winner:
LIB
 762 56.61% Joseph H. Cook
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,190 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17886(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
53
LC
 3/4 722 45.27% -165 Winner:
LIB
 887 55.61% Albert M. Hemeon

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Ford, Leander Starr (p. 73)		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Leander Ford		 06 Aug 2023

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Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 20:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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