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♂ Douglas Benjamin Woodworth
aliasDouglas Woodworth
Record
66136 · 4877

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 3 2 5
Birth 1 June 1841 → 182 years + 10 months ago
Lived 58 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 May 1871 → 152 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 11 months
Death 2 January 1900 → 124 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 10 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
Douglas Benjamin Woodworth (1841–1900)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Judson B. Black (1842–1924) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Ezra A. Churchill (1806–1874) Father-in-law
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 8 2
Nova Scotia 6 7 13 Z
TOTAL 11 3 15

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick W. Borden  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ David M. Dickie  m 
⊖ John B. North  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward L. Brown  m 
⊖ Daniel C. Moore  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,671 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17508(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LC
 2/4 984 53.59% +187 Loser:
LIB
 797 43.41% Edward L. Brown
After his election:
1 May 1874 32
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 2 years 11 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,474 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17790(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LC
 1/4 1,260 56.33% +233 Loser:
LIB
 1,027 45.91% Daniel C. Moore
After his election:
15 Aug 1878 37
LC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 7 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,390 Votes: 3,077 Participation: 57.09% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19022(F) — 28 Nov 2021 12:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
37
LC
 2/2 1,374 45.60% -265 Winner:
LIB
 1,639 54.40% Frederick W. Borden
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,031 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17814(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
LC
 1,527 50.63% James S. MacDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,064 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19218(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:05 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LC
 1/2 1,707 55.71% +350 Loser:
LIB
 1,357 44.29% Frederick W. Borden

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,492 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19422(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:17 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LC
 2/2 1,522 43.59% -448 Winner:
LIB
 1,970 56.41% Frederick W. Borden

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Douglas Benjamin Woodworth, Q.C., M.P.		 17 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Douglas Benjamin Woodworth, c.r., député		 17 Apr 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Woodworth, Douglas Benjamin (p. 237)		 17 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Douglas Benjamin Woodworth		 17 Apr 2024

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