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♂ Angus A. Buchanan
aliasAngus A. Buchanan
Record
7995 · 10437

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 28 January 1861 → 163 years + 2 months ago
Lived 52 years + 11 months
First mandate 17 November 1909 → 114 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 9 months
Death 12 January 1914 → 110 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Angus G. Buchanan (1893–1960) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 4 1 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John L. Bethune  m 
 		 ⊖ George H. Murray  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
17 November 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17999(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 6 months 27 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
Age
50
LIB
 2/4 1,124 60.86% +428 Loser:
LC
 696 37.68% John L. Bethune
After his election:
12 Jan 1914 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 6 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,997 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 February 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18029(F) — 7 Feb 2022 15:11 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
52		 Successor:
LC
 1,014 50.78% Philip McLeod

Online biographical references (2)

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

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