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♂ John K. Ryerson
aliasJohn K. Ryerson
Record
54578 · 4832

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Birth 16 July 1820 → 203 years + 9 months ago
Lived 70 years + 5 months
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 2 months
Death 17 December 1890 → 133 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 1 day after 16 December 1874
Special notes
None
 

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 5 9 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas B. Flint  m 
⊖ Isaac S. Hatfield  m 
⊖ William H. Townsend  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Albert Gayton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Lovitt  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,498 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17494(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
ANTI
 1/6 1,138 65.07% +412 Loser:
IND
 726 41.51% W.G. Goucher

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,777 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17515(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 3/5 636 45.79% -23 Winner:
LIB
 659 47.44% William H. Townsend
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,009 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 October 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17525(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 1,005 50.02% +1 Loser:
LC
 1,004 49.98% Thomas B. Flint

Service: 2 years 2 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,591 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17797(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:37 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 3/3 739 41.15% -472 Winner:
LIB
 1,211 67.43% John Lovitt

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Ryerson, John Killam (p. 193)		 19 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John K. Ryerson		 19 Oct 2023

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