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♂ John Ross
aliasJohn Ross
Record
53860 · 4830

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 27 December 1822 → 201 years + 4 months ago
Lived ± 69 years
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 8 months
Death c. 1892 → 132 years ago
Exit → Death ± 17 years + 16 days after 16 December 1874
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William Ross (1824–1912) Brother  
 

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 4  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Charles J. Campbell  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ David McCurdy  m 
⊖ John A. Morrison  m 
 		 ⊖ William Kidston  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William F. McCurdy  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,669 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17493(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
ANTI
 1/5 621 74.37% +365 Loser:
CONF
 256 30.66% Charles J. Campbell

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,817 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17514(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 2/4 505 55.56% +99 Loser:
LIB
 406 44.66% William Kidston

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,004 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17796(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:33 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LIB
 548 54.69% John A. Fraser
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,150 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18934(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 526 45.74% -98 Winner:
CONS
 624 54.26% Charles J. Campbell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,342 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17820(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:47 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
55
LIB
 3/5 580 49.53% -14 Winner:
LIB
 594 50.73% William F. McCurdy

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Ross, John [2] (p. 191)		 14 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Ross (Nova Scotia politician)		 14 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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