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♂ John R. Calhoun
aliasJohn R. Calhoun
Record
8819 · 6353

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 1 1 2
Birth Unknown
   
First mandate 17 August 1876 → 147 years + 8 months ago
Death Unknown
 
Special notes
None
 

John R. Calhoun (? – ?)
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 2 7 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
4 documented challengers
⊖ George W.W. Bentley  m 
⊖ Cornelius Howatt  m 
 		 ⊖ Augustus E.C. Holland  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William C. Lea  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,439 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: 26466(F) — 12 Jul 2023 11:39 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
?
FREE
 1/4 692 56.72% +113 Loser:
DENO
 579 47.46% Augustus E.C. Holland
After his election:
1 Mar 1878
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
1 Mar 1878
FREE
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,082 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26481(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:16 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
?
LIB
 3/4 495 47.55% -47 Winner:
LC
 542 52.07% Augustus E.C. Holland

Online biographical references (3)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 15:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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