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♂ James William Reid
aliasJames Reid
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 2 5
Birth 30 May 1859 → 164 years + 10 months ago
Lived 74 years + 5 months
First mandate 14 June 1911 → 112 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 52 years
Death 30 October 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 4 months after 24 June 1925
Special notes
None
 
James William Reid (1859–1933)
© Photo FindAGrave.com — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Hants County, Nova Scotia
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 14 0 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John A. MacDonald  m 
⊖ Edgar N. Rhodes  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Albert E. Parsons  m  (5 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,184 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18014(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 2/4 2,066 50.49% +60 Loser:
LC
 2,006 49.02% P.M. Fielding

Service: 5 years 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,163 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18038(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 2/4 2,051 50.24% +10 Loser:
LC
 2,041 50.00% Herbert W. Sangster

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,889 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18057(F) — 6 Oct 2022 08:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/5 3,035 61.38% +952 Loser:
LC
 2,083 42.12% Albert E. Parsons

Service: 4 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,314 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18080(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:16 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIB
 3/4 3,075 40.16% -1,498 Winner:
LC
 4,573 59.72% Edgar N. Rhodes
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,446 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18108(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:20 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
69
LIB
 3/4 3,823 49.50% -185 Winner:
LC
 4,008 51.90% Edgar N. Rhodes

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Dr James William Reid		 13 Apr 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Reid, James William (p. 185)		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James William Reid		 13 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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