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♂ Stephen S. Hessian
aliasStephen S. Hessian
Record
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☆   Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 3 7
Birth 2 October 1891 → 132 years + 6 months ago
Lived 71 years + 1 month
First mandate 24 July 1919 → 104 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 9 months
Death 5 November 1962 → 61 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Stephen S. Hessian (1891–1962)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A Prince Edward Island Liberal, Hessian died in Lagos, Nigeria, while representing the province at a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 15 3 3 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 43
LIB
 1 Speaker 43–47 23 Jul 1935 — 17 May 1939 3 9 24

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ J. Howard MacDonald  m 
⊖ Roderick J. McLellan  m 
 		 ⊖ Hugh F. MacPhee  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 959 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25416(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
27
LIB
 1/2 500 52.14% +41 Loser:
CONS
 459 47.86% Roderick J. McLellan

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,466 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25455(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
31
LIB
 2/2 611 41.68% -244 Winner:
CONS
 855 58.32% J. Howard MacDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,372 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25523(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 579 42.20% -214 Winner:
CONS
 793 57.80% Hugh F. MacPhee
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,421 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Prince Edward Island
23 July 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25558(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 764 53.76% +107 Loser:
CONS
 657 46.24% Hugh F. MacPhee

Service: 3 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,304 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
18 May 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25589(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 2/2 616 47.24% -72 Winner:
CONS
 688 52.76% Hugh F. MacPhee
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,254 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25728(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
63
LIB
 1/2 698 55.66% +142 Loser:
PC
 556 44.34% Charles R. McQuaid

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,597 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25759(F) — 14 Feb 2022 21:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/2 848 53.10% +99 Loser:
PC
 749 46.90% Daniel M. McLean
After his election:
5 Nov 1962 71
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 2 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,658 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25791(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
71		 Successor:
LIB
 888 53.56% Arthur J. MacDonald

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Hessian, Stephen Stanley		 30 Jan 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Stephen Stanley Hessian		 30 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Stephen Hessian		 30 Jan 2024

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