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♂ Angus McMillan
aliasAngus McMillan
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 6 2 8
Birth 29 October 1817 → 206 years + 6 months ago
Lived 88 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 August 1876 → 147 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 9 months
Death 13 March 1906 → 118 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 3 months after 11 December 1900
Special notes
None
 

Angus McMillan (1817–1906)
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 16 6 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Gilbert DesRoches  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas Kelly  m 
⊖ David Rogers  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John F. Gillis  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Lefurgey  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,687 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: 26467(F) — 12 Jul 2023 11:44 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
58
FREE
 1/4 549 65.05% +241 Loser:
DENO
 308 36.49% Richard A. Hunt
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 60
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
1 Mar 1878 60
FREE
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,383 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26482(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/4 371 53.61% +38 Loser:
LIB
 333 48.12% Alexander Allan

Service: 3 years 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,650 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26497(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LIB
 3/4 409 49.58% -26 Winner:
CONS
 435 52.73% John Lefurgey
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,796 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26512(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:40 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
LIB
 3/4 460 51.22% -8 Winner:
CONS
 468 52.12% John F. Gillis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,845 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Apr 1891
ID: 26527(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:34 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
72
LIB
 1/4 479 51.90% +29 Loser:
LIB
 450 48.75% W.H. Brown
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 73
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
30 Apr 1891 73
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 3 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
14 May 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26631(F) — 14 Oct 2022 13:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 859 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26551(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
76
LIB
 1/2 252 55.51% +50 Loser:
CONS
 202 44.49% David Rogers

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 506 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26582(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
79
LIB
 1/2 254 50.20% +2 Loser:
CONS
 252 49.80% Gilbert DesRoches

Service: 3 years 4 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 487 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17404(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
83		 Successor:
LIB
 278 57.08% Robert C. McLeod

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
McMillan, Angus		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Angus McMillan		 26 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Angus McMillan (politician)		 26 Dec 2023

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