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♂ William Law
aliasWilliam Law
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 5 August 1833 → 190 years + 8 months ago
Lived 68 years + 3 months
First mandate 15 June 1886 → 137 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 10 months
Death 21 November 1901 → 122 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 7 months after 15 April 1900
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 10 5 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas E. Corning  m 
⊖ Forman C. Hatfield  m 
⊖ Albert A. Pothier  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Albert Gayton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Henry S. LeBlanc  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,167 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17867(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:33 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 1,745 83.73% +966 Loser:
LC
 779 37.38% Thomas E. Corning

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,723 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17890(F) — 6 Feb 2022 16:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/4 1,487 62.96% +525 Loser:
LC
 962 40.73% M. d'Entremont
After his election:
12 Nov 1890 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,607 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17913(F) — 16 Oct 2023 14:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/4 1,464 63.54% +367 Loser:
LIB
 1,097 47.61% Forman C. Hatfield

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,151 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17941(F) — 16 Oct 2023 14:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/5 1,501 58.27% +543 Loser:
LC
 958 37.19% Joseph R. Wyman
After his election:
15 Apr 1900 66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
15 May 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17942(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Augustus F. Stoneman

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Law, William (p. 113)		 20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Law (Canadian politician)		 20 Aug 2023

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