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♂ Herbert H. Acorn
aliasHerbert H. Acorn
Record
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United Church   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 4 6
Birth 10 August 1868 → 155 years + 8 months ago
Lived 71 years + 3 months
First mandate 23 July 1935 → 88 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 66 years + 11 months
Death 6 December 1939 → 84 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Herbert H. Acorn (1868–1939)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William A. Acorn (1915–1966) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 4 4 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Austin L. Fraser  m 
⊖ John R. McLean  m 
 		 ⊖ H. Daniel McLean  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,231 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
7 December 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17423(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:48 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 572 46.47% -87 Winner:
CONS
 659 53.53% Austin L. Fraser
Eligible: inc. Votes: 961 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25409(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 470 48.91% -21 Winner:
CONS
 491 51.09% H. Daniel McLean
Eligible: inc. Votes: 994 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25448(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 457 45.98% -80 Winner:
CONS
 537 54.02% H. Daniel McLean
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,370 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25484(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
58
LIB
 2/2 660 48.18% -50 Winner:
CONS
 710 51.82% H. Daniel McLean
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,563 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Prince Edward Island
23 July 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25554(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
66
LIB
 1/2 789 50.48% +15 Loser:
CONS
 774 49.52% H. Daniel McLean

Service: 3 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,262 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
18 May 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25584(F) — 14 Feb 2022 14:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/2 1,169 51.68% +76 Loser:
CONS
 1,093 48.32% John R. McLean
After his election:
6 Dec 1939 71
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,121 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
8 February 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25614(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
71		 Successor:
CONS
 1,061 50.02% John R. McLean

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Acorn, Herbert Hunt		 03 Feb 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Herbert Hunt Acorn		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Herbert H. Acorn		 03 Feb 2024

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