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♂ James H. Cummiskey
aliasJames H. Cummiskey
Record
13795 · 4752

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 8 1 9
Birth 4 January 1850 → 174 years + 3 months ago
Lived 75 years + 1 month
First mandate 9 April 1891 → 133 years + 24 days ago
↳ at age 41 years + 3 months
Death 5 February 1925 → 99 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 1 month after 2 January 1912
Special notes
None
 
James H. Cummiskey (1850–1925) 200x251
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
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
Prince Edward Island 20 7 0 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 32–33
LIB
 1 Speaker 43–50 13 Dec 1893 — 11 Dec 1900 6 11 28

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Henry F. Feehan  m 
⊖ Lucius O. Kelly  m 
⊖ William S. Stewart  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald Ferguson  m 
⊖ Frederick Peters  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,461 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26530(F) — 12 Jul 2023 15:47 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 4/4 824 47.60% -53 Winner:
CONS
 877 50.66% Donald Ferguson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Apr 1891
ID: 26626(F) — 12 Jul 2023 15:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 41
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 8 months 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,144 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26558(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 658 57.52% +172 Loser:
CONS
 486 42.48% William S. Stewart

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,304 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26588(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 690 52.91% +76 Loser:
CONS
 614 47.09% Thomas A. McLean

Service: 3 years 4 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,125 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17410(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 596 52.98% +67 Loser:
CONS
 529 47.02% Peter McCourt
After his election:
2 Jan 1901 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17416(F) — 14 Oct 2022 13:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,166 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
7 December 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17448(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 584 50.09% +2 Loser:
CONS
 582 49.91% Peter McCourt
After his election:
1 Nov 1905 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 965 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
22 November 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25306(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 520 53.89% +75 Loser:
CONS
 445 46.11% Peter McCourt

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,082 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
 CONS  15 Nov 1911
ID: 25333(F) — 7 Dec 2023 18:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 554 51.20% +26 Loser:
CONS
 528 48.80% Henry F. Feehan
After his election:
15 Nov 1911 61
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 1 month 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,042 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25369(F) — 7 Dec 2023 18:23 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
CONS
 640 61.42% Henry F. Feehan

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Cummiskey, James H.		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
James H. Cummiskey		 26 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Cummiskey		 26 Dec 2023

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