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♂ Edward Farrell
aliasEdward Farrell
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 25 September 1842 → 181 years + 7 months ago
Lived 58 years + 3 months
First mandate 17 December 1874 → 149 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 2 months
Death 1 January 1901 → 123 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 3 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 8 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
6 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Almon  m 
⊖ Philip C. Hill  m 
⊖ Thomas E. Kenny  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald G. Archibald  m 
⊖ Alfred G. Jones  m 
⊖ John F. Stairs  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,709 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17787(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 3/6 2,709 59.28% +872 Loser:
LC
 1,837 40.20% Robert Sedgewick

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,190 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17811(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:47 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
LC
 3,135 51.71% John Pugh
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,045 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19767(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 4/4 4,174 43.83% -1,088 Winner:
CONS
 5,262 55.26% John F. Stairs

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Farrell, Edward (p. 68)		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edward Farrell (physician)		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 12:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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