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♂ Amos Jos. G. Purdy
aliasAmos Jos. G. Purdy
Record
51089 · 4836

Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 5 September 1825 → 198 years + 7 months ago
Lived ± 78 years
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 42 years
Death c. September 1904 → 119 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death ± 29 years + 5 months after 11 March 1875
Special notes
None
 

Amos Jos. G. Purdy
No photo available
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 3 10 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ J. Hiram Black  m 
⊖ Charles J. Townshend  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry G. Pineo  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
42
ANTI
 2/5 1,309 50.13% +18 Loser:
ANTI
 1,291 49.44% W. Fullerton

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LC
 1,584 61.18% Edward Vickery
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
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
LIB
 2/4 1,304 49.43% +3 Loser:
LC
 1,301 49.32% Edward Vickery
After his election:
11 Mar 1875 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 2 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
12 March 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31957(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Edward Vickery

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Purdy, Amos Joseph Griffin (p. 180)		 22 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Amos Purdy		 22 Dec 2023

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