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♂ William B. Vail
aliasWilliam B. Vail
Record
62616 · 4806

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Nova Scotia 3 0 3
Total 5 2 7
Birth 19 December 1823 → 200 years + 4 months ago
Lived 80 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 8 months
Death 10 April 1904 → 120 years ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 1 month after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Edwin A. Vail (1817–1885) Brother  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 10 8
Nova Scotia 6 11 7 Z
TOTAL 14 9 15

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 3
LIB
 1 Minister 50–54 30 Sep 1874 — 20 Jan 1878 3 3 21
 1. Militia and Defence

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Colin Campbell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Urbine Doucett  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John Campbell  m 
⊖ John C. Wade  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,164 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17482(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:45 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
ANTI
 1/4 1,139 72.00% +527 Loser:
CONF
 612 38.69% Colin Campbell
After his election:
7 Nov 1867 43
ANTI
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
12 December 1867
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17521(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
ANTI
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,869 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17503(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 1,028 71.64% +307 Loser:
LC
 721 50.24% Colin Campbell
After his election:
1 Oct 1874 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 4 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,448 Votes: 1,588 Participation: 64.87% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18912(F) — 21 Jan 2022 00:30 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 932 58.69% +276 Loser:
IND
 656 41.31% W.H. Taylor
After his election:
31 Dec 1877 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 3 years 2 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17785(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:46 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 967 60.55% Henri M. Robicheau
Eligible: 2,448 Votes: 2,055 Participation: 83.95% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
19 January 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18913(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 845 41.12% -365 Winner:
CONS
 1,210 58.88% John C. Wade
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,994 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19213(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 1,123 56.32% +252 Loser:
CONS
 871 43.68% John C. Wade

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,823 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19417(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:49 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
 2/2 1,364 48.32% -95 Winner:
CONS
 1,459 51.68% John Campbell

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Vail, William Berrian		 29 Jul 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Vail, William Berrian		 29 Jul 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Berrian Vail, P.C.		 29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Berrian Vail, C.P.		 29 Jul 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Vail, William Berrian (p. 224)		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Berrian Vail		 29 Jul 2023

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