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♂ David Laird
aliasDavid Laird
Record
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Presbyterian   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Prince Edward Island 1 0 1
Total 4 2 6
Birth 12 March 1833 → 191 years + 1 month ago
Lived 80 years + 10 months
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 27 days ago
↳ at age 40 years
Death 12 January 1914 → 110 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 3 months after 6 October 1876
Special notes
None
 
David Laird (1833–1914)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Alexander Laird (c. 1830–1896) Brother  
⊖ William Laird (1835–1911) Brother  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor North-Western Territories (1876–1881)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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 2 11 10
Prince Edward Island 0 5 27 Z
TOTAL 3 5 8

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 2–3
LIB
 1 Minister 40–43 07 Nov 1873 — 06 Oct 1876 2 10 29
2. CA 2–3
LIB
 1 Minister 40–43 07 Nov 1873 — 06 Oct 1876 2 10 29
 1. Interior
 2. Indian Affairs

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick S. Brecken  m 
⊖ Louis H. Davies  m 
⊖ John T. Jenkins  m 
 		 ⊖ Benjamin Davies  m 
⊖ John H. Gray  m 
⊖ Day H. Macdowall  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,711 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26455(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 1/4 720 53.10% +56 Loser:
LIB
 664 48.97% Richard Smith
After his election:
29 Sep 1873 40
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 5 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Prince Edward Island
29 September 1873
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18676(F) — 25 Jun 2023 03:00 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 40
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
7 Nov 1873 40
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 9 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
29 September 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26597(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:40 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. William Welsh
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Prince Edward Island
3 December 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 18695(F) — 11 Oct 2022 15:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Prince Edward Island
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18898(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation
After his election:
6 Oct 1876 43
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 8 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,310 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Prince Edward Island
22 November 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18976(F) — 21 Jan 2022 08:17 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
CONS
 3,199 50.70% James C. Pope
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,165 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19314(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:07 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 4/4 2,759 45.36% -363 Winner:
LC
 3,122 51.32% John T. Jenkins
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,270 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 North-Western Territories
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19592(F) — 26 Aug 2023 15:54 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 552 43.46% -166 Winner:
CONS
 718 56.54% Day H. Macdowall

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Laird, David		 24 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Laird, David		 24 Mar 2024
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Laird, David (1833-1914)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Laird, P.C., Honourable David		 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. David Laird, P.C., M.P.		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. David Laird, C.P., député		 24 Mar 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
David Laird		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Laird		 24 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Mar 2024 14:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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