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♂ Henry Beer
aliasHenry Beer
Record
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Methodist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 2 5
Birth 7 June 1835 → 188 years + 10 months ago
Lived 51 years + 1 month
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 37 years + 9 months
Death 2 August 1886 → 137 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 2 months + 4 days after 29 May 1886
Special notes
None
 

Henry Beer (1835–1886)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William S. Stewart (1855–1938) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 10 0 25 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 27
LIB
 1 Speaker 41–43 17 Aug 1876 — 08 Apr 1879 2 7 22

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Donald Ferguson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Lucius O. Kelly  m 
⊖ John A. MacDonald  m 
 		 ⊖ Francis Kelly  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Donald A. Macdonald  m 
⊖ Robert Shaw  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,024 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26453(F) — 11 Nov 2022 17:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/4 852 56.35% +110 Loser:
IND
 742 49.07% John Mullin

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,470 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26470(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
FREE
 2/3 865 70.04% +184 Loser:
DENO
 681 55.14% Donald Ferguson
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 42
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
1 Mar 1878 42
FREE
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,842 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26485(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 3/3 573 62.21% -56 Winner:
CONS
 629 68.30% Robert Shaw
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,954 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26500(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 794 53.76% +68 Loser:
CONS
 726 49.15% David Egan

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,292 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26515(F) — 12 Nov 2022 08:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 4/4 728 44.23% -110 Winner:
CONS
 838 50.91% Lucius O. Kelly

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Henry Beer		 02 May 2024
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Beer, Henry		 02 May 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Henry Beer		 02 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Henry Beer		 02 May 2024

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