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♂ William H.A. Keans
aliasWilliam H.A. Keans
Record
31037 · 11087

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 2 1 3
Birth 11 March 1804 → 220 years + 1 month ago
Lived 72 years + 6 months
First mandate 16 October 1867 → 156 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 63 years + 7 months
Death 30 September 1876 → 147 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 4 11 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Aaron Alward  m 
⊖ Acalus L. Palmer  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Marshall  m 
⊖ William Wedderburn  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,367 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
16 October 1867
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35667(F) — 14 Jun 2023 23:08 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
63
IND
 1/2 779 56.99% +191 Loser:
CONS
 588 43.01% James McShane

Service: 2 years 7 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,245 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
30 June 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31978(F) — 14 Jun 2023 23:08 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
IND
 5/5 595 28.03% -384 Winner:
IND
 979 46.11% William Wedderburn
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,215 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
5 June 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31993(F) — 14 Jun 2023 23:08 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
70
IND
 2/3 1,546 73.34% +568 Loser:
LIB
 978 46.39% Robert Marshall
After his election:
15 Oct 1876 72
IND
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 4 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,512 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
18 November 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32020(F) — 10 Feb 2022 12:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
72		 Successor:
LIB
 1,350 53.74% Robert Marshall

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William H. A. Keans		 18 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
23rd New Brunswick Legislature		 18 Aug 2023

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