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♂ Firman McClure
aliasFirman McClure
Record
40668 · 6804

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Total 2 2 4
Birth 19 November 1861 → 162 years + 5 months ago
Lived 39 years + 4 months
First mandate 15 August 1896 → 127 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 8 months
Death 28 March 1901 → 123 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 4 months + 22 days after 6 November 1900
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 3 6 16
Nova Scotia 0 7 4 Z
TOTAL 4 1 20

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Wilbert D. Dimock  m 
 		 ⊖ Seymour E. Gourley  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,789 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20051(F) — 22 Jan 2022 20:47 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 2/2 2,306 48.15% -177 Winner:
CONS
 2,483 51.85% Wilbert D. Dimock
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,114 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17919(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 2,233 54.28% +352 Loser:
LC
 1,881 45.72% Richard J. Turner
After his election:
20 Mar 1897 35
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 7 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,694 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20251(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 2,350 50.06% +6 Loser:
CONS
 2,344 49.94% D.H. Muir

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,247 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17926(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
LIB
 2,358 50.99% Frederick A. Laurence
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,619 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20307(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 2,170 46.98% -279 Winner:
CONS
 2,449 53.02% Seymour E. Gourley

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Firman McClure, M.P.		 28 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Firman McClure, député		 28 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McClure, Firman (p. 122)		 28 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Firman McClure		 28 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Aug 2023 16:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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