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♂ Lemuel J. Tweedie
aliasLemuel J. Tweedie
Record
62414 · 10993

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 8 1 9
Birth 30 November 1849 → 174 years + 4 months ago
Lived 67 years + 7 months
First mandate 13 June 1874 → 149 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 24 years + 6 months
Death 15 July 1917 → 106 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 4 months after 6 March 1907
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Frederick M. Tweedie (1877–1943) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 24 8 14 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 30–31
LIB
 1 Premier 50–57 01 Sep 1900 — 05 Mar 1907 6 6 4
2. NB 30–31
LIB
 1 Party leader 50–57 01 Sep 1900 — 05 Mar 1907 6 6 4

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
15 documented challengers
⊖ Michael Adams  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Allan A. Davidson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas F. Gillespie  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ D.A. Ernest Hutchison  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William S. Loggie  m 
⊖ John V. Morrissy  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ William A. Park  m 
⊖ William Swim  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John P. Burchill  m  (6 runoffs)
⊖ Charles E. Fish  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Jacob C. Gough  m 
⊖ William M. Kelly  m 
⊖ Donald Morrison  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John O'Brien  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ James Robinson  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,484 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
13 June 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31990(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
24
LIB
 2/7 1,319 62.19% +198 Loser:
CONS
 1,121 52.85% Michael Adams

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,625 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
8 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32029(F) — 10 Feb 2022 12:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
28
LIB
 5/7 924 48.48% -226 Winner:
CONS
 1,150 60.34% Allan A. Davidson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,582 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32082(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
36
LIB
 4/6 1,746 65.99% +142 Loser:
LIB
 1,604 60.62% John P. Burchill

Service: 3 years 8 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,680 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32106(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 3/8 1,886 55.15% +221 Loser:
LIB
 1,665 48.68% John V. Morrissy
After his election:
5 Feb 1890 40
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,221 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 February 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32115(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 1,847 57.34% +473 Loser:
LIB
 1,374 42.66% John V. Morrissy

Service: 2 years 7 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,520 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 New Brunswick
22 October 1892
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32127(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 2/5 2,239 85.13% +356 Loser:
LIB
 1,883 71.60% John V. Morrissy

Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,834 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
16 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32148(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 3/6 2,225 75.19% +635 Loser:
LIB
 1,590 53.73% John V. Morrissy

Service: 3 years 4 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,856 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 New Brunswick
18 February 1899
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32172(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 3/5 2,010 81.57% +422 Loser:
CONS
 1,588 64.45% Donald Morrison

Service: 4 years 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,464 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32199(F) — 11 Feb 2022 08:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
LIB
 3/8 2,126 51.65% +92 Loser:
LIB
 2,034 49.42% John P. Burchill
After his election:
6 Mar 1907 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,852 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
3 March 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32225(F) — 11 Feb 2022 12:51 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
IND
 2,695 63.97% Daniel P. MacLachlan

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Lemuel John Tweedie		 07 Sep 2023
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Tweedie, Lemuel John		 07 Sep 2023
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Tweedie, Lemuel John		 07 Sep 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Tweedie, Lemuel John		 07 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Lemuel John Tweedie		 07 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Lemuel John Tweedie		 07 Sep 2023

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