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♂ Donald C. Martin
aliasDonald C. Martin
Record
39680 · 6367

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 0 2
Birth 1 February 1849 → 175 years + 3 months ago
Lived 38 years + 11 months
First mandate 8 May 1882 → 141 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 3 months
Death 10 January 1888 → 136 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Donald C. Martin (1849–1888)
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 5 8 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Duncan Crawford  m 
⊖ Angus D. MacMillan  m 
⊖ James Nicholson  m 
 		 ⊖ George Forbes  m 
⊖ Alexander Martin  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,453 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26501(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:27 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 1/4 640 52.16% +31 Loser:
CONS
 609 49.63% James Nicholson

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,049 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26516(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 2/4 784 51.41% +38 Loser:
CONS
 746 48.92% Alexander Martin
After his election:
10 Jan 1888 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 7 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
15 March 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26623(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:30 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
38		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Alexander B. Warburton

Online biographical references (4)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 16:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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