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♂ Charles Dow Richards
aliasCharles Richards
Record
52449 · 11063

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 4 0 4
Birth 12 June 1879 → 144 years + 10 months ago
Lived 77 years + 3 months
First mandate 9 October 1920 → 103 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 3 months
Death 15 September 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 3 months after 2 June 1933
Special notes
None
 
Charles Dow Richards (1879–1956)
© Photo — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Conservative premier of New Brunswick from 1931 to 1933, Richards left politics upon his nomination as judge. In 1942, not acceptiing the jury's request for mercy, he sentenced the last man to be executed by hanging in Charlotte County.
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 12 7 5 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 35
CONS
 1 Party leader 42–46 07 Dec 1921 — 23 Jul 1925 3 7 16
2. NB 35
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 42–46 07 Dec 1921 — 23 Jul 1925 3 7 16
3. NB 37
CONS
 1 Premier 51–53 19 May 1931 — 01 Jun 1933 2 0 13
4. NB 37
CONS
 1 Minister 51–53 19 May 1931 — 01 Jun 1933 2 0 13
5. NB 37
CONS
 2 Party leader 51–53 20 May 1931 — 01 Jun 1933 2 0 12
 4. Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
9 documented challengers
⊖ William G. Clark  m 
⊖ Stewart E. Durling  m 
⊖ Marcus L. Jewett  m 
⊖ James M. Scott  m 
⊖ John A. Young  m 
 		 ⊖ Benjamin H. Dougan  m 
⊖ Samuel B. Hunter  m 
⊖ James K. Pinder  m 
⊖ Ernest W. Stairs  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,392 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 12
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
9 October 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32310(F) — 11 Feb 2022 22:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
CONS
 2/12 3,953 44.68% +764 Loser:
LIB
 3,189 36.04% James B. Dickson

Service: 4 years 10 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,712 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
10 August 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32338(F) — 12 Feb 2022 09:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 2,748 58.32% +784 Loser:
LIB
 1,964 41.68% J.J. Fraser Winslow
After his election:
10 Sep 1925 46
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
26 September 1925
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32342(F) — 14 Oct 2022 07:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,280 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32366(F) — 12 Feb 2022 10:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CONS
 4/8 7,710 56.82% +1,840 Loser:
LIB
 5,870 43.26% William G. Clark
After his election:
2 Jun 1933 53
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 65,098 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
38		 New Brunswick
27 June 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32386(F) — 6 Aug 2023 20:20 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 8,953 55.01% Stewart E. Durling

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Charles Dow Richards		 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Charles Dow Richards		 14 Apr 2024

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