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♂ Thomas F. Morrison
aliasThomas F. Morrison
Record
44830 · 4804

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Birth 22 February 1808 → 216 years + 2 months ago
Lived 78 years + 5 months
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 6 months
Death 23 July 1886 → 137 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 7 months after 16 December 1874
Special notes
Morrison's grandfather John Morrison represented Londonderry Township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1770 to 1777.
 

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 7 2 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Chambers  m 
⊖ William A. Patterson  m 
 		 ⊖ John B. Dickie  m 
⊖ Samuel Rettie  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,739 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17479(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:53 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
59
ANTI
 1/4 1,641 57.18% +330 Loser:
CONF
 1,311 45.68% Samuel Rettie

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17500(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,577 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17782(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIB
 4/4 1,046 37.50% -641 Winner:
LIB
 1,687 60.49% John B. Dickie

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Morrison, Thomas Fletcher (p. 160)		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Fletcher Morrison		 03 Sep 2023

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