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♂ Frederick de St Croix Brecken
aliasFrederick Brecken
Record
7020 · 5329

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Prince Edward Island 3 1 4
Total 5 2 7
Birth 9 December 1828 → 195 years + 4 months ago
Lived 74 years + 10 months
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 27 days ago
↳ at age 44 years + 3 months
Death 14 October 1903 → 120 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 2 months after 1 August 1884
Special notes
None
 
Frederick de St Croix Brecken (1828–1903)
© Photo — Public domain
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
Canada 5 2 4
Prince Edward Island 3 2 18 Z
TOTAL 8 4 23

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Louis H. Davies  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John T. Jenkins  m 
⊖ James C. Pope  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George W. DeBlois  m 
⊖ David Laird  m 
⊖ Peter Sinclair  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26457(F) — 1 Sep 2023 16:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/3 By acclamation
After his election:
9 Apr 1873 44
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26593(F) — 14 Oct 2022 12:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Sep 1873 44
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 4 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
14 October 1873
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26600(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/2 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 10 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,726 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
ID: 26472(F) — 13 Feb 2022 15:06 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
DENO
 4/4 865 46.43% -124 Winner:
FREE
 989 53.09% Louis H. Davies
Eligible: 8,018 Votes: 11,158 Participation: 69.58% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Prince Edward Island
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19118(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
CONS
 2/4 3,102 55.60% +710 Loser:
LIB
 2,392 42.88% Peter Sinclair

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
CONS
 3/4 3,120 51.29% -2 Winner:
LC
 3,122 51.32% John T. Jenkins
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
27 February 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19645(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:08 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
54
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Aug 1884 55
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,816 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
19 August 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19663(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LC
 3,428 50.29% John T. Jenkins

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Brecken, Q.C. Frederick de St, Croix		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Frederick de St Croix Brecken, K.C., M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Frederick de St Croix Brecken, C.R., député		 20 Apr 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Frederick De St. Croix Brecken		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Frederick de St Croix Brecken		 20 Apr 2024

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