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♂ Albert A. Pothier
aliasAlbert A. Pothier
Record
50344 · 10370

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Birth 31 July 1862 → 161 years + 8 months ago
Lived 69 years + 5 months
First mandate 15 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 31 years + 7 months
Death 31 December 1931 → 92 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 8 months after 19 April 1897
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 3 1 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Forman C. Hatfield  m 
⊖ Henry S. LeBlanc  m 
 		 ⊖ William Law  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LC
 2/4 1,147 49.78% +50 Loser:
LIB
 1,097 47.61% Forman C. Hatfield

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Oppo.)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
LC
 4/5 614 23.84% -859 Winner:
LIB
 1,473 57.18% Henry S. LeBlanc

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Albert Agapit Pothier		 16 Oct 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Pothier, Albert A (p. 178)		 16 Oct 2023

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