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♂ Duncan J. Campbell
aliasDuncan J. Campbell
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth c. 1845 → 179 years ago
Lived ± 37 years
First mandate 16 October 1872 → 151 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 27 years
Death 15 November 1882 → 141 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Samuel McDonnell (c. 1834–1910) Brother-in-law
⊖ Peter Smyth (c. 1800–1879) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 10 0 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander Campbell  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John MacKinnon  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Hugh MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Angus McLennan  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,684 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 October 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17523(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±27
LC
 1/2 1,384 51.56% +84 Loser:
LIB
 1,300 48.44% Hugh MacDonald

Service: 2 years 2 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,441 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17789(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±29
LIB
 1/4 1,482 54.47% +173 Loser:
LIB
 1,309 48.11% Alexander Campbell

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
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: 17813(F) — 12 Jan 2023 21:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±33
LIB
 1/4 1,650 54.71% +210 Loser:
LIB
 1,440 47.75% John MacKinnon

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,616 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17834(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±37
LIB
 2/4 1,435 51.10% +48 Loser:
LC
 1,387 49.39% Angus McLennan
After his election:
15 Nov 1882 ±37
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,538 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
11 January 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17847(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:52 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±37		 Successor:
LC
 838 54.49% Angus McLennan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Campbell, Duncan J. (p. 30)		 31 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Duncan J. Campbell		 31 Jul 2023

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