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♂ Nathaniel W. White
aliasNathaniel W. White
Record
64957 · 6780

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 3 1 4
Birth 2 June 1837 → 186 years + 10 months ago
Lived 79 years + 4 months
First mandate 27 February 1878 → 146 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 8 months
Death 31 October 1916 → 107 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 4 months after 22 June 1896
Special notes
None
 

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
Canada 5 3 18
Nova Scotia 4 3 19 Z
TOTAL 9 7 7

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William F. MacCoy  m 
⊖ Moses H. Nickerson  m 
 		 ⊖ Nehemiah D. McGray  m 
⊖ Thomas Robertson  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 658 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
27 February 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17803(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LC
 1/2 373 56.69% +88 Loser:
LIB
 285 43.31% Thomas Robertson

Service: 6 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,892 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17819(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/4 1,140 58.58% +248 Loser:
LIB
 892 45.84% William F. MacCoy

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,687 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19223(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:01 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
CONS
 2/2 775 45.94% -137 Winner:
LIB
 912 54.06% Thomas Robertson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,124 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17840(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 938 60.05% William F. MacCoy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,757 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19775(F) — 28 Nov 2021 18:21 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LC
 1/2 1,388 50.34% +19 Loser:
LIB
 1,369 49.66% Thomas Robertson

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 2,130 52.44% Francis G. Forbes

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Nathaniel Whitworth White		 30 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Nathaniel Whitworth White		 30 Jul 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
White, Nathaniel Whitworth [2] (p. 232)		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Nathaniel Whitworth White		 30 Jul 2023

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