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♂ John Sparrow David Thompson
aliasJohn Sparrow David Thompson
Record
61047 · 4884

Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Total 7 0 7
Birth 10 November 1845 → 178 years + 5 months ago
Lived 49 years + 1 month
First mandate 4 December 1877 → 146 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 32 years
Death 12 December 1894 → 129 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John Sparrow David Thompson (1845–1894)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Halifax, Nova Scotia (1871–1872; 1874–1877)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 1 24
Nova Scotia 4 6 21 Z
TOTAL 13 8 15

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 27
LC
 1 Party leader 36 25 May 1882 — 18 Jul 1882 0 1 23
2. NS 27
LC
 1 Premier 36 25 May 1882 — 19 Jun 1882 0 0 25
3. CA 5–7
CONS
 1 Minister 39–49 26 Sep 1885 — 12 Dec 1894 9 2 16
4. CA 7
CONS
 1 Prime Minister 47–49 05 Dec 1892 — 12 Dec 1894 2 0 7
5. CA 7
CONS
 1 Party leader 47–49 05 Dec 1892 — 12 Dec 1894 2 0 7
 3. Justice and Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Angus McGillivray  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
4 December 1877
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17801(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 9 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17805(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LC
 1/2 By acclamation
After his election:
22 Oct 1878 32
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
11 November 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17822(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,803 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17826(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
36
LC
 1/3 1,166 83.17% +623 Loser:
LIB
 543 38.73% Joseph McDonald
After his election:
18 Jul 1882 36
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,711 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
29 August 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17845(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
36		 Successor:
LC
 1,026 59.96% Charles B. Whidden
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,812 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
16 October 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19674(F) — 28 Nov 2021 16:34 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LC
 1/2 1,020 56.29% +228 Loser:
ICON
 792 43.71% Alexander McIntosh

Service: 1 year 4 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,454 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19413(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/2 1,247 50.81% +40 Loser:
LIB
 1,207 49.19% Angus McGillivray

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,465 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19761(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LC
 1/2 1,346 54.60% +227 Loser:
LIB
 1,119 45.40% Angus McGillivray
After his election:
12 Dec 1894 49
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 9 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
17 April 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20009(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Colin F. McIsaac

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson		 29 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Thompson, sir John Sparrow David		 29 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Thompson, Sir John Sparrow David		 29 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Thompson, sir John Sparrow David		 29 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, P.C., Q.C., K.C.M.G., M.P.		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. sir John Sparrow David Thompson, C.P., c.r., K.C.M.G., député		 29 Mar 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Thompson, John Sparrow David (p. 214)		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Sparrow David Thompson		 29 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Sparrow David Thompson		 29 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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