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♂ Charles J. Townshend
aliasCharles J. Townshend
Record
61664 · 5896

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Nova Scotia 2 1 3
Total 3 1 4
Birth 22 March 1844 → 180 years + 1 month ago
Lived 80 years + 2 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 5 months
Death 16 June 1924 → 99 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 3 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 7 26
Nova Scotia 5 7 26 Z
TOTAL 8 3 22

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ J. Hiram Black  m 
⊖ William T. Pipes  m 
⊖ Edward Vickery  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Oxley  m 
⊖ Amos Jos. G. Purdy  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,275 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17784(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:57 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
LC
 4/4 1,209 45.83% -95 Winner:
LIB
 1,304 49.43% Amos Jos. G. Purdy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,427 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17808(F) — 14 Sep 2023 21:32 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LC
 1/4 1,792 55.76% +135 Loser:
LIB
 1,657 51.56% William Oxley

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,766 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17829(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LC
 2/4 1,690 49.96% +8 Loser:
LIB
 1,682 49.72% Charles Smith
After his election:
15 May 1884 40
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
26 June 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19660(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:54 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
2 July 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17848(F) — 19 Sep 2021 12:50 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Thomas R. Black
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,114 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19416(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:48 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
CONS
 2,788 54.52% Charles Tupper

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Townshend, Sir Charles James		 15 Oct 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Townshend, sir Charles James		 15 Oct 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Sir Charles James Townshend, M.P.		 15 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Sir Charles James Townshend, député		 15 Oct 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Townshend, Charles James (p. 218)		 15 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles James Townshend		 15 Oct 2023

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