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♂ Gordon R. Lawson
aliasGordon R. Lawson
Record
34727 · 10702

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 2 1 3
Birth 1 June 1898 → 125 years + 10 months ago
Lived 56 years + 4 months
First mandate 28 August 1944 → 79 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 2 months
Death 27 October 1954 → 69 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 1 month after 21 September 1952
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Walter C. Lawson (1889–1970) Brother  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 8 0 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Paul F. Fearon  m 
⊖ Paul C. Mersereau  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederic A. McGrand  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Alton D. Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,461 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 New Brunswick
28 August 1944
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32420(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 2/6 1,635 43.82% +1 Loser:
PC
 1,634 43.80% Alton D. Taylor

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,082 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
41		 New Brunswick
28 June 1948
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32440(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 2/6 2,281 56.45% +1,079 Loser:
PC
 1,202 29.75% Ernest Thurrott

Service: 4 years 2 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,679 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
42		 New Brunswick
22 September 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32458(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 4/6 1,964 45.25% -266 Winner:
PC
 2,230 51.38% Paul F. Fearon

Online biographical reference

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Gordon R. Lawson		 21 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Aug 2023 01:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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