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♂ Charles S. Wilcox
aliasCharles S. Wilcox
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Birth 21 December 1852 → 171 years + 4 months ago
Lived 56 years + 9 months
First mandate 15 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 41 years + 2 months
Death 10 October 1909 → 114 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 10 9 26 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 32
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 45–48 02 Jan 1898 — 01 Oct 1901 3 8 29
2. NS 34
LC
 1 Party leader 55–56 16 Sep 1908 — 10 Oct 1909 1 0 24
3. NS 34
LC
 2 Opposition Leader 56 02 Jan 1909 — 10 Oct 1909 0 9 8

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Arthur Drysdale  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Francis P. McHeffey  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,772 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17904(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LC
 1/4 1,733 51.18% +44 Loser:
LC
 1,689 49.88% Evan Thompson

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,009 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17932(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 2/4 1,746 49.81% +29 Loser:
LC
 1,717 48.99% James A. Thompson

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,083 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17954(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:12 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LC
 3/4 1,619 45.71% -295 Winner:
LIB
 1,914 54.04% Francis P. McHeffey
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,385 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17985(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:42 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
LC
 2/4 1,859 50.34% +59 Loser:
LC
 1,800 48.74% Everett A. O'Brien
After his election:
10 Oct 1909 56
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,759 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
24 November 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18001(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
56		 Successor:
LC
 1,921 51.10% Albert E. Parsons

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Wilcox, Charles Smith (p. 234)		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Smith Wilcox		 30 Jul 2023

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