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♂ Frank Killam
aliasFrank Killam
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
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Canada 4 1 5
Birth 3 September 1843 → 180 years + 7 months ago
Lived 67 years + 7 months
First mandate 20 April 1869 → 155 years + 9 days ago
↳ at age 25 years + 7 months
Death 23 April 1911 → 113 years ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 10 months after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 
Frank Killam (1843–1911)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Thomas Killam (1802–1868) Father  
 
Well that's interesting!
On September 21, 1867, Killam, who became a Nova Scotia Liberal MLA for Yarmouth two years later, lost his left arm when a cannon prematurely detonated during an election celebration. The accident killed one person.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 1 26

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas B. Flint  m 
⊖ William H. Townsend  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph R. Kinney  m 
 
Eligible: 2,744 Votes: 1,818 Participation: 66.25% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1869
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18436(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
25
LIB
 1/2 1,220 67.11% +622 Loser:
IND
 598 32.89% N.P. Clements

Service: 3 years 2 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,616 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18511(F) — 25 Jun 2023 14:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
28
LIB
 1/2 1,176 72.77% +736 Loser:
LIB
 440 27.23% William H. Townsend
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 30
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,054 Votes: 1,954 Participation: 63.98% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18743(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 1,192 61.00% +430 Loser:
IND
 762 39.00% George S. Brown

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,300 Votes: 2,173 Participation: 65.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19029(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 1,343 62.61% +541 Loser:
LIB
 802 37.39% Thomas B. Flint

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,107 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19225(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 903 42.86% -301 Winner:
LIB
 1,204 57.14% Joseph R. Kinney

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Frank Killam, M.P.		 06 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Frank Killam, député		 06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Frank Killam		 06 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Mar 2024 21:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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