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♂ Ebenezer T. Moseley
aliasEbenezer T. Moseley
Record
44928 · 4887

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 2 June 1844 → 179 years + 10 months ago
Lived 54 years
First mandate 17 December 1874 → 149 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 6 months
Death 18 June 1898 → 125 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 11 months after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 
Ebenezer T. Moseley (1844–1898) 200x215
© Photo 1896 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 7 6 0 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 27
LC
 1 Speaker 34–38 06 Mar 1879 — 19 Jun 1882 3 3 13

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
7 documented challengers
⊖ William Buchanan  m 
⊖ John Fergusson  m 
⊖ Hector F. McDougall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alonzo J. White  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Colin Chisholm  m 
⊖ David MacKeen  m 
⊖ George H. Murray  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,302 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17783(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
IND
 2/5 1,039 62.93% +413 Loser:
LIB
 626 37.92% John Fergusson
After his election:
1 May 1875 30
IND
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,441 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17807(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LC
 1/7 1,523 47.28% +593 Loser:
LIB
 930 28.87% Alonzo J. White

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17828(F) — 27 Sep 2023 20:20 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LC
 3/4 1,192 42.95% -387 Winner:
LIB
 1,579 56.90% William Buchanan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,570 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19414(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
ILIB
 7/7 538 12.56% -1,335 Winner:
CONS
 1,873 43.71% David MacKeen

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Moseley, Ebenezer Tilton (p. 162)		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ebenezer Tilton Moseley		 23 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Dec 2023 10:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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