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♂ James A. Murray
aliasJames A. Murray
Record
45472 · 10918

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 4 1 5
Birth 9 November 1864 → 159 years + 5 months ago
Lived 95 years + 3 months
First mandate 3 March 1908 → 116 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 43 years + 3 months
Death 16 February 1960 → 64 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 4 months after 8 October 1920
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
New Brunswick 12 6 13 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 33
CONS
 1 Premier 52 01 Feb 1917 — 23 Feb 1917 0 0 22
2. NB 33–34
CONS
 1 Party leader 52–55 01 Feb 1917 — 09 Oct 1920 3 8 8
3. NB 34
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 52–55 24 Feb 1917 — 08 Oct 1920 3 7 14

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Hedley V. Dickson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George G. Scovill  m 
⊖ Ormond W. Wetmore  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George B. Jones  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick M. Sproule  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,280 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
3 March 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32223(F) — 20 Sep 2023 20:43 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
CONS
 3/6 2,335 52.74% +206 Loser:
IND
 2,129 48.09% Duncan H. McAllister

Service: 4 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,360 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
20 June 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32252(F) — 11 Feb 2022 22:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
CONS
 2/6 2,640 59.29% +814 Loser:
LIB
 1,826 41.01% Ormond W. Wetmore
After his election:
15 Jan 1914 49
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 6 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
5 February 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32265(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,650 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 New Brunswick
24 February 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32277(F) — 15 Sep 2021 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
CONS
 2/6 2,342 55.54% +406 Loser:
LIB
 1,936 45.91% Fred E. Sharp

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,070 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
9 October 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32299(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:08 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
55
CONS
 5/8 2,657 41.80% -67 Winner:
CONS
 2,724 42.85% Hedley V. Dickson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
James Alexander Murray		 20 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Alexander Murray		 20 Sep 2023

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