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♂ Alonzo J. White
aliasAlonzo J. White
Record
64874 · 4802

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 6 1 7
Birth c. 1836 → 188 years ago
Lived ± 76 years
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age ± 31 years
Death 29 August 1912 → 111 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 2 months after 15 June 1886
Special notes
Last survivor of the first Confederation-era Nova Scotia assembly.
 

Alonzo J. White
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
Nova Scotia 14 10 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ William Buchanan  m 
⊖ John Fergusson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Ebenezer T. Moseley  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Colin Chisholm  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hector F. McDougall  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,297 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17481(F) — 30 Nov 2023 21:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±31
ANTI
 1/5 983 59.61% +367 Loser:
CONF
 616 37.36% N.S. McKay

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,145 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17501(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±35
LIB
 1/3 1,329 84.49% +505 Loser:
LC
 824 52.38% N.L. McKay
After his election:
20 Feb 1874 ±38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 9 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
10 March 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17528(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±38
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,302 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17783(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±38
LIB
 1/5 1,129 68.38% +503 Loser:
LIB
 626 37.92% John Fergusson

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,441 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17807(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±42
LIB
 3/7 930 28.87% -97 Winner:
LC
 1,027 31.88% Hector F. McDougall
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17828(F) — 27 Sep 2023 20:20 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
±46
LIB
 1/4 1,600 57.66% +408 Loser:
LC
 1,192 42.95% Ebenezer T. Moseley
After his election:
3 Aug 1882 ±46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,387 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
29 August 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17846(F) — 2 Aug 2023 14:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±46
LIB
 1/2 1,575 65.98% +763 Loser:
LC
 812 34.02% Colin Chisholm

Service: 3 years 9 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17853(F) — 2 Aug 2023 14:01 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±50		 Successor:
LC
 1,562 60.15% William MacKay

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
White, Alonzo J. (p. 231)		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alonzo J. White		 17 Mar 2024

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