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♂ Simon H. Holmes
aliasSimon H. Holmes
Record
28013 · 4867

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Birth 30 July 1831 → 192 years + 8 months ago
Lived 88 years + 2 months
First mandate 16 May 1871 → 152 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 9 months
Death 14 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 3 months after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 
Simon H. Holmes (1831–1919) 200x245
© Photo 1879 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John Holmes (1789–1876) Father  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 11 1 1 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 25
LC
 1 Party leader 43–50 15 Nov 1874 — 24 May 1882 7 6 9
2. NS 25–26
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 43–47 15 Nov 1874 — 16 Sep 1878 3 10 1
3. NS 27
LC
 1 Premier 47–50 17 Sep 1878 — 24 May 1882 3 8 7

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Adam C. Bell  m 
⊖ Robert S. Copeland  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander MacKay  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George Murray  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Hugh J. Cameron  m 
⊖ James D. Fraser  m 
⊖ James McDonald  m 
⊖ Martin I. Wilkins  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,946 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17489(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:11 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
CONF
 4/6 1,684 46.15% -284 Winner:
ANTI
 1,968 53.93% Martin I. Wilkins
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,466 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17510(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LC
 2/6 2,242 53.96% +287 Loser:
LIB
 1,955 47.05% George Murray

Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17792(F) — 19 Sep 2021 16:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
LC
 3/3 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,820 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17816(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
LC
 1/6 2,752 55.71% +403 Loser:
LIB
 2,349 47.55% George Murray

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,315 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17837(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:38 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LC
 2,473 51.82% Adam C. Bell

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Simon Hugh Holmes		 02 Dec 2023
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Holmes, Simon Hugh		 02 Dec 2023
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Holmes, Simon Hugh		 02 Dec 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Holmes, Simon Hugh		 02 Dec 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Holmes, Simon Hugh (p. 97)		 02 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Simon Hugh Holmes		 02 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Simon Hugh Holmes		 02 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Dec 2023 15:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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