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♂ Hilary McIsaac
aliasHilary McIsaac
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 1 3
Birth 1 November 1820 → 203 years + 6 months ago
Lived 80 years + 9 months
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 52 years + 5 months
Death 23 August 1901 → 122 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 4 months after 8 April 1879
Special notes
None
 

Hilary McIsaac (1820–1901)
No photo available
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
Prince Edward Island 6 0 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William Hooper  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William W. Sullivan  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,167 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26431(F) — 6 Jan 2023 12:51 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
CONS
 2/4 576 53.14% +204 Loser:
LIB
 372 34.32% William Hooper

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,885 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26459(F) — 12 Jul 2023 11:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
DENO
 2/4 441 46.77% +20 Loser:
DENO
 421 44.64% William Hooper
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 57
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
1 Mar 1878 57
DENO
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,463 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26474(F) — 6 Jan 2023 12:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
CONS
 3/4 327 44.67% -34 Winner:
LIB
 361 49.32% William Hooper

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
McIsaac, Hilary		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Hilary McIsaac		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hilary McIsaac		 27 Dec 2023

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