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♂ James Cochran
aliasJames Cochran
Record
11717 · 4811

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Birth c. 1802 → 222 years ago
Lived ± 75 years
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age ± 65 years
Death 6 March 1877 → 147 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 9 months after 15 May 1871
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William Miller (1835–1912) Son-in-law
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 7 26 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Henry Balcom  m 
⊖ Jeremiah Northup  m 
 		 ⊖ Philip C. Hill  m 
⊖ Stephen Tobin  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,526 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17484(F) — 26 Jul 2023 21:05 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±65
ANTI
 2/6 2,366 52.47% +214 Loser:
CONF
 2,152 47.73% Philip C. Hill

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,586 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17505(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±69		 Successor:
LIB
 2,693 51.84% Donald G. Archibald

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Cochran, James (p. 36)		 02 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Cochran (merchant)		 02 Dec 2023

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