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♂ Howard W. Corning
aliasHoward W. Corning
Record
12630 · 10374

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 17 April 1879 → 145 years ago
Lived 45 years + 5 months
First mandate 14 June 1911 → 112 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 1 month
Death 29 September 1924 → 99 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 9 2 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Ernest H. Armstrong  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Henry S. LeBlanc  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry T. d'Entremont  m 
⊖ Amédée R. Melanson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,942 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18023(F) — 7 Feb 2022 15:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
LC
 2/4 1,583 53.28% +69 Loser:
LIB
 1,514 50.96% Henry S. LeBlanc

Service: 5 years 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,810 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18047(F) — 7 Feb 2022 17:03 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
LC
 3/4 1,736 50.98% -103 Winner:
LIB
 1,839 54.01% Henry T. d'Entremont
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,675 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18066(F) — 7 Feb 2022 20:49 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
41
LC
 1/3 3,416 70.61% +364 Loser:
LIB
 3,052 63.08% Ernest H. Armstrong
After his election:
29 Sep 1924 45
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 2 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,378 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18089(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:25 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
45		 Successor:
LC
 3,415 51.05% Raymond N. d'Entremont

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Corning, Howard William (p. 41)		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Howard Corning		 02 Aug 2023

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