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♂ Richard Hunt
aliasRichard Hunt
Record
28784 · 10329

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 15 December 1832 → 191 years + 4 months ago
Lived 82 years + 8 months
First mandate 21 May 1890 → 133 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 5 months
Death 5 September 1915 → 108 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 4 months after 19 April 1897
Special notes
None
 

Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Donald Smith (1905–1985) Grandson  
⊖ Jordan W. Smith (1864–1948) Son-in-law
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 6 10 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Leander S. Ford  m 
 		 ⊖ Albert M. Hemeon  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
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 → New to this legislature
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 897 56.24% +175 Loser:
LC
 722 45.27% Leander S. Ford

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,167 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17909(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 2/4 912 57.58% +209 Loser:
LC
 703 44.38% John Hutt

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,321 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17937(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 712 42.87% Thomas Keillor

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Hunt, Richard (p. 99)		 16 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Richard Hunt (politician)		 16 Aug 2023

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