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♂ Henry H. Wickwire
aliasHenry H. Wickwire
Record
65133 · 10453

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 8 1 9
Birth 21 June 1868 → 155 years + 10 months ago
Lived 54 years + 5 months
First mandate 15 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 25 years + 8 months
Death 26 November 1922 → 101 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 24 0 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Charles A. Campbell  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Brenton H. Dodge  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ John A. McDonald  m 
⊖ Barclay Webster  m 
 		 ⊖ Archibald M. Covert  m 
⊖ James E. Kinsman  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Leander Rand  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,184 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17906(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
25
LIB
 2/4 2,081 57.93% +501 Loser:
LC
 1,580 43.99% Barclay Webster

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,116 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17934(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
28
LIB
 2/4 2,195 61.69% +735 Loser:
LC
 1,460 41.03% Peter Innis

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,550 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17956(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 2/4 2,122 64.79% +1,006 Loser:
LC
 1,116 34.08% J.W. Ryan

Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,333 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17987(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:45 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 3/4 2,056 49.34% -92 Winner:
IND
 2,148 51.55% Charles A. Campbell
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
31 January 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18005(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
42
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,896 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18016(F) — 7 Feb 2022 15:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/5 2,413 54.25% +520 Loser:
IND
 1,893 42.56% Nathan W. Eaton

Service: 5 years 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,450 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18040(F) — 7 Feb 2022 16:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 2,499 52.89% +181 Loser:
LIB
 2,318 49.06% Charles A. Campbell
After his election:
22 Jun 1918 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
3 July 1918
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18048(F) — 11 Oct 2022 23:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,681 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18059(F) — 7 Feb 2022 20:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 4,917 58.95% +1,295 Loser:
LC
 3,622 43.42% James E. Kinsman
After his election:
26 Nov 1922 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 3 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
16 January 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18070(F) — 7 Feb 2022 20:51 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. James Sealy

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Wickwire, Henry Hamm (Harry) (p. 233)		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Harry H. Wickwire		 30 Jul 2023

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