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♂ William H. Brown
aliasWilliam H. Brown
Record
7745 · 10383

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 25 February 1883 → 141 years + 2 months ago
Lived 84 years + 2 months
First mandate 9 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 66 years + 3 months
Death 24 May 1967 → 56 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 6 months after 29 October 1956
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 7 4 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Raymond Z. Bourque  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Willard C. O'Brien  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald J. Fraser  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Eric H. Spinney  m 
 
Eligible: 13,711 Votes: 18,931 Participation: 69.04% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18260(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
66
PC
 1/4 5,322 56.40% +721 Loser:
LIB
 4,601 48.76% Joseph I. Pothier

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,055 Votes: 17,284 Participation: 66.19% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18301(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
PC
 1/4 4,859 56.37% +792 Loser:
LIB
 4,067 47.18% Allan d'Entremont

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,622 Votes: 18,320 Participation: 72.57% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18336(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
73
PC
 3/4 4,007 43.85% -869 Winner:
LIB
 4,876 53.37% Eric H. Spinney

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Brown, William Heartz (p. 22)		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Heartz Brown		 28 Jul 2023

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