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♂ Thomas E. Kenny
aliasThomas E. Kenny
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 12 October 1833 → 190 years + 6 months ago
Lived 75 years
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 4 months
Death 25 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 4 months after 22 June 1896
Special notes
None
 
Thomas E. Kenny (1833–1908) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Malachy B. Daly (1836–1920) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Edward Kenny (1800–1891) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 2 29

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Robert L. Borden  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alfred G. Jones  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Roche  m 
⊖ John F. Stairs  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Edward Farrell  m 
⊖ Michael E. Keefe  m 
⊖ Benjamin Russell  m 
⊖ William B. Wallace  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,621 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19419(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
CONS
 2/4 4,181 50.31% +82 Loser:
CONS
 4,099 49.32% John F. Stairs

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,045 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19767(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 1/4 5,274 55.38% +939 Loser:
LIB
 4,335 45.52% Alfred G. Jones
After his election:
13 Jan 1892 58
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 10 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
11 February 1892
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19954(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CONS
 1/2 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 4 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,255 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20055(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
CONS
 3/4 5,616 48.30% -381 Winner:
LIB
 5,997 51.57% Benjamin Russell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,224 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20311(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
67
CONS
 3/4 5,562 50.05% -15 Winner:
LIB
 5,577 50.19% William Roche

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Kenny, Thomas Edward		 02 Dec 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Kenny, Thomas Edward		 02 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Edward Kenny, M.P.		 02 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Edward Kenny, député		 02 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Edward Kenny		 02 Dec 2023

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