| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance None |
| Birth | 1 March 1789 → 235 years + 2 months ago |
| Lived | 87 years + 3 months |
| Death | 3 June 1876 → 147 years + 11 months ago |
| Special notes | |||
| Holmes represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1847 and from 1851 to 1855, and then served in the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia from 1858 to 1867. He was appointed to the Canadian Senate at Confederation. |
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| Family tie with other documented individual | |||
| ⊖ Simon H. Holmes (1831–1919) | Son | | |
| Race | 0 | |
| Path point | 0 |
| Documented challenger | |
| n/a |
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| Bilingual references are counted as a single reference. | Retrieved on | |
| EN | Dictionary of Canadian Biography Holmes, John |
15 Aug 2023 |
| FR | Dictionnaire biographique du Canada Holmes, John |
15 Aug 2023 |
| EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo) The Hon. John Holmes, Senator |
15 Aug 2023 |
| FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo) L'hon. John Holmes, sénateur |
15 Aug 2023 |
| EN | The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory Holmes, John (pp. 96-97) |
15 Aug 2023 |
| EN | Wikipedia John Holmes (Nova Scotia politician) |
15 Aug 2023 |