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♂ Henry G. Pineo
aliasHenry G. Pineo
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 6 March 1830 → 194 years + 1 month ago
Lived 44 years + 2 months
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 6 months
Death 12 May 1874 → 149 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Henry G. Pineo (1830–
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Pineo was one of only two Confederation candidates elected to the Nova Scotia legis­la­ture in 1867. He was also the consul for the United States, Sweden and Norway — are you ready for this? — at Pugwash .
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 6 7 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Amos Jos. G. Purdy  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward Vickery  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,221 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17480(F) — 3 Dec 2022 17:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
CONF
 1/5 1,337 51.21% +46 Loser:
ANTI
 1,291 49.44% W. Fullerton

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,178 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17502(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/4 1,605 61.99% +562 Loser:
LIB
 1,043 40.29% George Hibbard
After his election:
12 May 1874 44
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,275 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17784(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:57 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
44		 Successor:
LIB
 1,304 49.43% Amos Jos. G. Purdy

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Henry Gesner Pineo Jr.		 22 Dec 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Pineo, Henry Gesner (p. 176)		 22 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Henry Gesner Pineo Jr.		 22 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Jan 2024 21:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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