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♂ Richard L. Drury
aliasRichard L. Drury
Record
17118 · 13774

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth 2 May 1863 → 160 years + 11 months ago
Lived 52 years + 4 months
First mandate 5 September 1903 → 120 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 4 months
Death 4 September 1915 → 108 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 7 months after 1 February 1907
Special notes
None
 

Richard L. Drury (1863–1915)
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
British Columbia 3 4 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
15 documented challengers
⊖ Henry F.W. Behnsen  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick Davey  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard Hall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Henry D. Helmcken  m 
⊖ Richard McBride  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Albert E. McPhillips  m 
⊖ Edward G. Prior  m 
⊖ Henry B. Thomson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William G. Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas Earle  m 
⊖ Charles Hayward  m 
⊖ Joseph L. Hunter  m 
⊖ James D. McNiven  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Oliver  m 
⊖ George Riley  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,944 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9		 British Columbia
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20281(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:12 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 3/4 1,657 47.72% -118 Winner:
CONS
 1,775 51.12% Thomas Earle
Eligible: 4,496 Votes: 12,795 Participation: 71.15% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28858(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 2/9 1,744 54.52% +348 Loser:
LC
 1,396 43.64% Charles Hayward

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,066 Votes: 12,548 Participation: 61.92% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28911(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 5/12 1,192 38.00% -185 Winner:
LC
 1,377 43.90% Henry B. Thomson
Eligible: 8,005 Votes: 19,320 Participation: 60.34% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28950(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:42 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 7/9 2,031 42.05% -434 Winner:
LC
 2,465 51.04% Henry B. Thomson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Richard Low Drury		 09 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Low Drury		 09 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jan 2024 22:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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