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♂ William Snodgrass Stewart
aliasWilliam Stewart
Record
59143 · 5474

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Prince Edward Island 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth 13 February 1855 → 169 years + 2 months ago
Lived 82 years + 11 months
First mandate 3 January 1912 → 112 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 10 months
Death 11 February 1938 → 86 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 7 months after 1 July 1914
Special notes
None
 

William Snodgrass Stewart (1855–1938)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Henry Beer (1835–1886) Father-in-law
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (1932–1934)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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
Prince Edward Island 2 5 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ James H. Cummiskey  m 
⊖ John McMillan  m 
 		 ⊖ Louis H. Davies  m 
⊖ Frederick J. Nash  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,144 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26558(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
CONS
 2/2 486 42.48% -172 Winner:
LIB
 658 57.52% James H. Cummiskey
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,321 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20418(F) — 23 Jan 2022 10:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
45
CONS
 2/2 1,793 41.50% -735 Winner:
LIB
 2,528 58.50% Louis H. Davies
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,073 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25331(F) — 13 Jul 2023 00:54 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
53
CONS
 2/2 490 45.67% -93 Winner:
LIB
 583 54.33% John McMillan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,891 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25372(F) — 13 Feb 2022 18:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
CONS
 1/2 1,481 78.32% +1,071 Loser:
LIB
 410 21.68% Frederick J. Nash
After his election:
1 Jul 1914 59
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 5 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,142 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25402(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
CONS
 1,130 52.75% James Paton

Online biographical references (5)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Snodgrass Stewart		 02 May 2024
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Stewart, K.C., William Snodgrass		 02 May 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
William S. Stewart		 02 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
William S. Stewart		 02 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William S. Stewart		 02 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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