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♂ John P. Sullivan
aliasJohn P. Sullivan
Record
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☆   Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 1 1 2
Birth 23 April 1843 → 181 years ago
Lived 55 years + 5 months
First mandate 30 January 1890 → 134 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 9 months
Death 30 September 1898 → 125 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 9 months after 12 December 1893
Special notes
None
 

John P. Sullivan (1843–1898)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William W. Sullivan (1839–1920) Brother  
 
Well that's interesting!
On September 9, 1873, Sullivan, a Prince Edward Island Conservative, married Ellen MacDonald. But she died, so on July 17, 1877, he married Helen MacDonald. They had one daughter and, yes, they named her Ellen. (You can't make up stories like that!)
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 3 10 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William Hooper  m 
⊖ Arthur Peters  m 
 		 ⊖ Anthony McLaughlin  m 
⊖ John C. Underhay  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,413 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: 26519(F) — 12 Jul 2023 15:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LC
 1/4 662 54.85% +85 Loser:
LIB
 577 47.80% William Hooper
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 47
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,195 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26535(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
CONS
 2/2 570 47.70% -55 Winner:
LIB
 625 52.30% Arthur Peters

Online biographical references (3)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 14:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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