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♂ Harry H. Cox
aliasHarry H. Cox
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 6 0 6
Birth 15 June 1874 → 149 years + 10 months ago
Lived ± 75 years
First mandate 25 June 1927 → 96 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years
Death c. June 1950 → 73 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Harry H. Cox (1874–c.1950) 181x225
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Robert N. Cox (1850–1934) Uncle  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 22 11 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Harvey D. MacEwen  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,615 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25485(F) — 10 Oct 2023 19:46 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 959 59.38% +303 Loser:
CONS
 656 40.62% Harvey D. MacEwen

Service: 4 years 1 month 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,837 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25520(F) — 10 Oct 2023 19:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 989 53.84% +141 Loser:
CONS
 848 46.16% Harvey D. MacEwen

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,978 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Prince Edward Island
23 July 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25555(F) — 2 Aug 2023 23:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 1,288 65.12% +598 Loser:
CONS
 690 34.88% Malcolm MacKinnon

Service: 3 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,886 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
18 May 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25586(F) — 2 Aug 2023 23:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/2 1,104 58.54% +322 Loser:
CONS
 782 41.46% James A. Leslie

Service: 4 years 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,632 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25619(F) — 2 Aug 2023 23:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/2 917 56.19% +202 Loser:
PC
 715 43.81% Albert Quigley

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,759 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25655(F) — 2 Aug 2023 23:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
LIB
 1/2 935 53.16% +111 Loser:
PC
 824 46.84% Milton Rogerson
After his election:
1 Jun 1950 75
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 5 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,820 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
4 December 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25687(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
75		 Successor:
LIB
 1,034 56.81% Harvey O. Douglas

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Harry Howard Cox		 26 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Cox, Harry Howard		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Harry Howard Cox		 26 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Harry Cox (politician)		 26 Dec 2023

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