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♂ Alexander C. DesBrisay
aliasAlexander C. DesBrisay
Record
15504 · 10818

Irish-Canadian    Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 3 3
New Brunswick 2 0 2
Total 2 3 5
Birth 31 August 1828 → 195 years + 7 months ago
Lived 44 years + 7 months
First mandate 30 May 1866 → 157 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 8 months
Death 8 April 1873 → 151 years ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 5 months after 1 November 1870
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
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
New Brunswick 4 5 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Timothy W. Anglin  m 
⊖ Owen McInerney  m 
⊖ George Moffat  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert B. Cutler  m 
⊖ John McMillan  m 
⊖ Auguste Renaud  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,141 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
30 May 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35647(F) — 24 Dec 2023 07:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONF
 2/3 430 75.31% +158 Loser:
CONF
 272 47.64% George Moffat

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,550 Votes: 2,122 Participation: 83.22% Candidacies: 4
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17596(F) — 24 Dec 2023 19:11 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
38
CONS
 2/4 757 35.67% -119 Winner:
LIB
 876 41.28% Auguste Renaud
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
1 June 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31977(F) — 24 Dec 2023 07:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Nov 1870 42
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 5 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 644 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
29 November 1870
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18440(F) — 24 Dec 2023 07:44 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 2/2 233 36.18% -178 Winner:
CONS
 411 63.82% George Moffat
Eligible: inc. Votes: 565 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
3 December 1870
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32003(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
LIB
 304 53.81% John Phillips
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,777 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18484(F) — 24 Dec 2023 07:44 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 2/3 339 19.08% -1,097 Winner:
LIB
 1,436 80.81% Timothy W. Anglin

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Alexander Campbell DesBrisay		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Campbell DesBrisay (politician)		 24 Dec 2023

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