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♂ James A. Fraser
aliasJames A. Fraser
Record
21028 · 10390

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 27 June 1841 → 182 years + 10 months ago
Lived 88 years + 6 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 11 months
Death 14 January 1930 → 94 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 7 months after 20 May 1890
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Donald F. Fraser (1872–1946) Son  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 7 10 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander F. Cameron  m 
⊖ Alexander N. MacDonald  m 
⊖ Otto S. Weeks  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Joseph W. Hadley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hamilton L. Morrow  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,615 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17831(F) — 29 Jul 2023 22:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 2/4 812 62.08% +294 Loser:
LC
 518 39.60% Alexander N. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,077 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17856(F) — 29 Jul 2023 22:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 1,036 67.32% +471 Loser:
LC
 565 36.71% Joseph W. Hadley

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,494 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17879(F) — 29 Jul 2023 22:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 3/5 707 40.47% -48 Winner:
LC
 755 43.22% Hamilton L. Morrow

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Fraser, James A. (p. 75)		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James A. Fraser		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 22:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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