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♂ William F. McCurdy
aliasWilliam F. McCurdy
Record
40879 · 10434

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth 5 December 1844 → 179 years + 4 months ago
Lived 78 years + 6 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 9 months
Death 5 June 1923 → 100 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 11 months after 14 June 1886
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ David McCurdy (1810–1905) Father  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 7 8 25 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 27
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 33–37 17 Sep 1878 — 19 Jun 1882 3 9 2
2. NS 27
LIB
 1 Party leader 33–37 01 Oct 1878 — 31 May 1882 3 7 30

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William Kidston  m 
⊖ John A. Morrison  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. McDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Ross  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,342 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17820(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:47 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 2/5 594 50.73% +14 Loser:
LIB
 580 49.53% John Ross

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,653 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17841(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 2/5 600 45.21% +78 Loser:
LC
 522 39.34% John A. Morrison

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,913 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17866(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
LIB
 510 35.00% John A. Fraser
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,607 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19428(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:51 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 2/2 777 48.35% -53 Winner:
CONS
 830 51.65% John A. McDonald

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McCurdy, William Fraser (p. 123)		 28 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William F. McCurdy		 28 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Aug 2023 20:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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