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♂ John Campbell
aliasJohn Campbell
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 16 July 1849 → 174 years + 9 months ago
Lived 37 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 7 months
Death 26 May 1887 → 136 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 0 3 1

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William B. Vail  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,823 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19417(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:49 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 1,459 51.68% +95 Loser:
LIB
 1,364 48.32% William B. Vail
After his election:
26 May 1887 37
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,148 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
16 July 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19684(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
37		 Successor:
CONS
 1,092 50.84% Herbert L. Jones

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Campbell, M.P.		 31 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Campbell, député		 31 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Campbell (Nova Scotia politician)		 31 Jul 2023

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Rev.: 31 Jul 2023 16:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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