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♂ Francis G. Forbes
aliasFrancis G. Forbes
Record
20329 · 6778

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 27 December 1857 → 166 years + 4 months ago
Lived 83 years + 8 months
First mandate 5 March 1891 → 133 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 33 years + 2 months
Death 4 September 1941 → 82 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 1 month after 18 July 1896
Special notes
None
 

Francis G. Forbes (1857–1941)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James F. Forbes (1820–1887) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 1 29

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles H. Cahan  m 
 		 ⊖ Joshua N. Freeman  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,633 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19735(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:33 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 867 53.09% +101 Loser:
LC
 766 46.91% Joshua N. Freeman
After his election:
26 Nov 1891 33
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
9 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19953(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 4 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,062 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20063(F) — 22 Jan 2022 20:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 2,130 52.44% +198 Loser:
CONS
 1,932 47.56% Charles H. Cahan
After his election:
18 Jul 1896 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
5 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20239(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. William S. Fielding

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Francis Gordon Forbes, M.P.		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Francis Gordon Forbes, député		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Francis Gordon Forbes		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 22:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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