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♂ George H. Murray
aliasGeorge H. Murray
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 64%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 3 3
Nova Scotia 7 1 8
Total 7 4 11
Birth 7 June 1861 → 162 years + 10 months ago
Lived 67 years + 6 months
First mandate 15 August 1896 → 127 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 2 months
Death 6 January 1929 → 95 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 11 months after 24 January 1923
Special notes
None
 
George H. Murray (1861–1929)
© Photo 1901 John A. Cooper — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ George B. Murray (1895–1941) Son  
 
Well that's interesting!
A Liberal, Murray was the eighth premier of Nova Scotia for 26 years and 188 days, the longest unbroken tenure for a head of government in Canadian history.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 26 4 22 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 31
LIB
 1 Party leader 35–61 20 Jul 1896 — 23 Jan 1923 26 6 3
2. NS 31–37
LIB
 1 Premier 35–61 20 Jul 1896 — 23 Jan 1923 26 6 3

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 12  
13 documented challengers
⊖ John L. Bethune  m 
⊖ Angus G. Buchanan  m 
⊖ William MacKay  m 
⊖ John A. McDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Philip McLeod  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John G. Morrison  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Charles Tupper  m 
 		 ⊖ Angus A. Buchanan  m 
⊖ Colin Chisholm  m 
⊖ David MacKeen  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hector F. McDougall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph McPherson  m 
⊖ Ebenezer T. Moseley  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17853(F) — 2 Aug 2023 14:01 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
25
LIB
 3/4 1,253 48.25% -309 Winner:
LC
 1,562 60.15% William MacKay
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,570 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19414(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
25
LIB
 3/7 1,703 39.74% -170 Winner:
CONS
 1,873 43.71% David MacKeen
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,809 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19762(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:19 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
29
LIB
 3/4 2,161 44.06% -520 Winner:
LC
 2,681 54.66% Hector F. McDougall
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
4 February 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20021(F) — 4 Feb 2023 12:19 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 2/2 1 25.00% -2 Winner:
CONS
 3 75.00% Charles Tupper
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17923(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
35
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,479 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17940(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
35
LIB
 1/4 1,273 73.16% +622 Loser:
LC
 651 37.41% John A. McDonald

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,110 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17962(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
40
LIB
 1/4 1,177 75.69% +596 Loser:
LC
 581 37.36% John A. McDonald

Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17993(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,694 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18022(F) — 7 Feb 2022 15:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
50
LIB
 1/4 1,247 67.51% +551 Loser:
LC
 696 37.68% John L. Bethune

Service: 5 years 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,360 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18046(F) — 7 Feb 2022 17:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
55
LIB
 1/4 1,212 55.60% +139 Loser:
LC
 1,073 49.22% Philip McLeod

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,409 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18065(F) — 7 Feb 2022 20:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 2,078 64.84% +869 Loser:
LC
 1,209 37.72% Philip McLeod
After his election:
24 Jan 1923 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 5 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
1 March 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18071(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Daniel A. Cameron

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
George Henry Murray		 26 Jan 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Murray, George Henry		 26 Jan 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Murray, George Henry		 26 Jan 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Murray, George Henry		 26 Jan 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Murray, George Henry (p. 165)		 26 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
George Henry Murray		 26 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Henry Murray		 26 Jan 2024

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