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♂ William Lorimer Hall
aliasWilliam Hall
Record
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Baptist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 6 1 7
Total 6 2 8
Birth 28 July 1876 → 147 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 9 months
First mandate 16 February 1910 → 114 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 6 months
Death 26 May 1958 → 65 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 7 months after 15 October 1931
Special notes
None
 
William Lorimer Hall (1876–1958)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Robert L. Stanfield (1914–2003) Son-in-law
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 16 8 5 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 36
LC
 1 Party leader 39–48 01 Jul 1916 — 01 May 1925 8 10 0
2. NS 36
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 40–43 02 Jan 1917 — 26 Jul 1920 3 6 24

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Frank J.D. Barnjum  m 
⊖ Donald W. MacKay  m 
⊖ Jordan W. Smith  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William S. Fielding  m 
⊖ George S. McClearn  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,017 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
16 February 1910
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18003(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LC
 1/2 1,123 55.68% +229 Loser:
LIB
 894 44.32% A.W. Hendry

Service: 1 year 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18019(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LC
 1/4 1,079 54.44% +126 Loser:
LC
 953 48.08% Philson Kempton

Service: 5 years 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,188 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18043(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LC
 1/4 1,116 53.30% +119 Loser:
LC
 997 47.61% D.C. Mulhall

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,145 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18062(F) — 19 Sep 2021 16:39 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
43
LC
 3/4 1,485 48.32% -122 Winner:
LIB
 1,607 52.29% George S. McClearn
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,757 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21586(F) — 23 Jan 2022 23:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
45
NLCP
 2/2 4,520 46.33% -717 Winner:
LIB
 5,237 53.67% William S. Fielding
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,525 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18085(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:10 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
LC
 2/4 1,934 51.40% +60 Loser:
LIB
 1,874 49.80% Jordan W. Smith
After his election:
10 Aug 1926 50
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 1 month 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
30 August 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18098(F) — 12 Oct 2022 00:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 1 month (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,513 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18113(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/4 2,206 58.72% +485 Loser:
LIB
 1,721 45.81% Roland M. Irving
After his election:
15 Oct 1931 55
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,417 Votes: 5,687 Participation: 88.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18133(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LC
 2,880 50.91% Seth M. Bartling

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Lorimer Hall		 12 Apr 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Hall, William Lorimer (p. 88)		 12 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Lorimer Hall		 12 Apr 2024

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