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♂ George W. Howlan
aliasGeorge W. Howlan
Record
28443 · 6328

Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Prince Edward Island 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 19 May 1835 → 188 years + 11 months ago
Lived 65 years + 11 months
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 37 years + 10 months
Death 11 May 1901 → 122 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 8 months after 1 September 1873
Special notes
None
 
George W. Howlan (1835–1901) 200x273
© Photo — Public domain
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 0 4 30 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Stanislaus F. Perry  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Yeo  m 
 		 ⊖ Benjamin Rogers  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,939 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26439(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/4 846 87.22% +477 Loser:
LIB
 369 38.04% Benjamin Rogers
After his election:
1 Sep 1873 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
14 October 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26598(F) — 13 Feb 2022 13:26 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Nicholas Conroy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,025 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Prince Edward Island
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19873(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 3/4 2,903 48.28% -279 Winner:
LIB
 3,182 52.92% Stanislaus F. Perry

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Howlan, George William		 25 Dec 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Howlan, George William		 25 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Howlan, Honourable George William		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George William Howlan, Senator		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George William Howlan, sénateur		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
George William Howlan		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George William Howlan		 25 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
George William Howlan		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 17:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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