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♂ Thomas Coffin
aliasThomas Coffin

Record
11803 · 4925

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate

Deceased

Performance: 80%

	✓	✗	∑
Canada	4	1	5

Birth	27 February 1816 → 208 years + 2 months ago
Lived	74 years + 4 months
First mandate	7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago ↳ at age 51 years + 5 months
Death	12 July 1890 → 133 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death	11 years + 9 months after 16 September 1878

Special notes
None
Thomas Coffin (1816–1890) 200x189 © Photo 1868 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None

Length of service in elected office

Legislature	years	months	days	years	months	days	years	months	days
Legislature	Total			Government			Opposition
Canada	11	0	6

Leadership role

									Duration
#	Legislature		Party	M	Int	Role	Age	Dates	y	m	d
1.	CA	2–3	LIB	1		Minister	57–62	07 Nov 1873 — 08 Oct 1878	4	11	1
1. Receiver General of Canada

Electoral history

Races	5
Path points	6

1 documented challenger
⊖ Thomas Robertson m

Details: Shelburne

Eligible:

n/a

Votes:

0

Participation:

n/a

Candidacy:

1

Federal 1	Nova Scotia 7 August 1867 General First-past-the-post
Gov't	CONS
ID: 17616(F) — 2 Aug 2023 18:41 ET

✓

→ New to Parliament

Age
51

ANTI

1/1

By acclamation

After his election:

30 Jan 1869

52

ANTI

→

LC

Changed allegiance (joined government)

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)

Shelburne County Details: Shelburne County

Details: Shelburne County

Eligible:

n/a

Votes:

0

Participation:

n/a

Candidacies:

2

Provincial 24	Nova Scotia 18 September 1867 General Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't	ANTI
ID: 17492(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET

—	Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age 51						Successor:	ANTI	Acclam.		Thomas Johnson

Details: Shelburne

Eligible:

n/a

Votes:

0

Participation:

n/a

Candidacy:

1

Federal 2	Nova Scotia 20 July 1872 General First-past-the-post
Gov't	CONS LIB 5 Nov 1873
ID: 18509(F) — 2 Aug 2023 18:41 ET

✓

Re-elected incumbent

Age
56

LC

1/1

By acclamation

After his election:

5 Nov 1873	57	LC	→	LIB	Change of government (became part of opposition)
7 Nov 1873	57	LC	→	LIB	Changed allegiance (joined government)
7 Nov 1873	57	LIB	→	Vac.	Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election

Service: 1 year 3 months 18 days (Gov't & Oppo. & Gov't)

Details: Shelburne

Eligible:

n/a

Votes:

0

Participation:

n/a

Candidacy:

1

Federal 2	Nova Scotia 9 December 1873 By-Election First-past-the-post
Gov't	LIB
ID: 18696(F) — 2 Aug 2023 18:41 ET

✓	Re-elected incumbent
Age 57	LIB	1/1	By acclamation
Service: 1 month 12 days (Gov't)

Details: Shelburne

Eligible:

n/a

Votes:

0

Participation:

n/a

Candidacy:

1

Federal 3	Nova Scotia 22 January 1874 General First-past-the-post
Gov't	LIB
ID: 18741(F) — 2 Aug 2023 18:41 ET

✓	Re-elected incumbent
Age 57	LIB	1/1	By acclamation
Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)

Details: Shelburne

Eligible:

2,462

Votes:

2,097

Participation:

85.17%

Candidacies:

3

Federal 4	Nova Scotia 17 September 1878 General First-past-the-post
Gov't	CONS
ID: 19027(F) — 2 Aug 2023 18:41 ET

✗	Defeated incumbent →
Age 62	LIB	3/3	198	9.60%	-768	Winner:	LIB	966	46.83%	Thomas Robertson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.		Retrieved on
EN	Find a Grave Thomas Homer Coffin	17 Nov 2023
EN	Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo) The Hon. Thomas Coffin, P.C., M.P.	17 Nov 2023
FR	Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo) L'hon. Thomas Coffin, C.P., d�put�	17 Nov 2023
EN	Wikipedia Thomas Coffin (Nova Scotia politician)	17 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01

Rev.: 17 Nov 2023 15:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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