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♂ Cyrus Shaw
aliasCyrus Shaw
Record
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Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 0 4
Birth 25 January 1850 → 174 years + 3 months ago
Lived 50 years + 8 months
First mandate 30 May 1886 → 137 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 4 months
Death 27 September 1900 → 123 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Cyrus Shaw (1850–1900)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Robert Shaw (1845–1882) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 14 3 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Hugh L. MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Peter McLaren  m 
 		 ⊖ Malcolm McDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,386 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26505(F) — 5 Jan 2023 18:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LC
 2/4 691 57.92% +168 Loser:
LIB
 523 43.84% Peter McLaren

Service: 3 years 7 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,451 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: 26520(F) — 12 Jul 2023 15:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LC
 2/4 752 61.34% +277 Loser:
LIB
 475 38.74% Donald Sigsworth
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 41
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,020 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26537(F) — 27 Dec 2023 16:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LC
 1/2 512 50.20% +4 Loser:
LIB
 508 49.80% Malcolm McDonald

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,054 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26567(F) — 27 Dec 2023 16:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 529 50.19% +4 Loser:
LIB
 525 49.81% Malcolm McDonald
After his election:
27 Sep 1900 50
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 2 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,022 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17389(F) — 27 Dec 2023 16:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 513 50.20% Malcolm McDonald

Online biographical references (3)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 16:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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