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♂ Andrew George Blair
aliasAndrew Blair
Record
5206 · 6827

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 79%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
New Brunswick 9 3 12
Total 11 3 14
Birth 7 March 1844 → 180 years + 1 month ago
Lived 62 years + 10 months
First mandate 25 June 1878 → 145 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 3 months
Death 25 January 1907 → 117 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 29 days after 27 December 1903
Special notes
None
 
Andrew George Blair (1844–1907)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ F. Andrew Brewin (1907–1983) Grandson  
⊕ John F. Brewin (1936–) Great-grandson  
⊖ Ian G. Scott (1934–2006) Great-grandson  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 3 29
New Brunswick 17 8 13 Z
TOTAL 25 0 12

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 24
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 34–39 01 Jun 1878 — 24 Mar 1883 4 9 23
2. NB 25–29
LIB
 1 Party leader 38–52 01 Jan 1883 — 16 Jul 1896 13 6 15
3. NB 25–29
LIB
 1 Premier 38–52 03 Mar 1883 — 16 Jul 1896 13 4 13
4. NB 25–29
LIB
 1 Minister 38–52 03 Mar 1883 — 16 Jul 1896 13 4 13
5. CA 8–9
LIB
 1 Minister 52–59 20 Jul 1896 — 20 Jul 1903 7 0 0
 4. Attorney General
 5. Railways and Canals

Electoral history

Races 14  
Path points 16  
23 documented challengers
⊖ William K. Allen  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas F. Barker  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard Bellamy  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas H. Colter  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Leverett E. Estabrooks  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John J. Fraser  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William T. Howe  m 
⊖ David R. Moore  m 
⊖ James K. Pinder  m 
⊖ Robert Robinson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edward L. Wetmore  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Wilson  m  (5 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John Anderson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John A. Beckwith  m 
⊖ George J. Colter  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Hiram Dow  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ George E. Foster  m 
⊖ George L. Hathaway  m 
⊖ Charles Macpherson  m 
⊖ William H. Needham  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Herman H. Pitts  m 
⊖ Frederick P. Thompson  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Robert D. Wilmot  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,701 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 10
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
1 June 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31983(F) — 2 Sep 2023 11:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
26
LIB
 7/10 1,221 45.64% -303 Winner:
IND
 1,524 56.97% Charles Macpherson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,812 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
16 June 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31998(F) — 17 Sep 2021 20:51 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 7/8 1,248 38.96% -716 Winner:
IND
 1,964 61.32% Hiram Dow
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,120 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
25 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32037(F) — 17 Nov 2023 23:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/6 2,569 84.79% +679 Loser:
CONS
 1,890 62.38% Thomas F. Barker
After his election:
25 Oct 1878 34
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,412 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
14 November 1878
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32040(F) — 17 Sep 2021 20:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 2/4 1,483 86.93% +1,227 Loser:
IND
 256 15.01% Hiram Dow

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,708 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
1 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32058(F) — 2 Aug 2023 19:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
38
LIB
 3/8 1,862 63.61% +344 Loser:
LIB
 1,518 51.86% William Wilson
After his election:
4 Mar 1883 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 9 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,360 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
24 March 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32065(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 2,085 62.05% +810 Loser:
CONS
 1,275 37.95% Leverett E. Estabrooks

Service: 3 years 1 month 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,742 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32090(F) — 2 Aug 2023 19:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
42
LIB
 2/6 2,705 78.73% +865 Loser:
LIB
 1,840 53.55% Edward L. Wetmore

Service: 3 years 8 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,542 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32114(F) — 26 Jul 2023 10:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
LIB
 1/6 2,814 77.39% +743 Loser:
LIB
 2,071 56.96% George F. Gregory
After his election:
1 Oct 1890 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,411 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
23 October 1890
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32117(F) — 2 Aug 2023 19:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
LIB
 1/8 3,158 53.96% +391 Loser:
LIB
 2,767 47.27% George F. Gregory

Service: 1 year 11 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,541 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
28		 New Brunswick
22 October 1892
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32135(F) — 2 Aug 2023 19:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
48
LIB
 5/8 2,533 47.04% -347 Winner:
CONS
 2,880 53.48% James K. Pinder
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,274 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 New Brunswick
22 November 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32136(F) — 14 Sep 2021 14:14 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 1,583 69.61% +892 Loser:
CONS
 691 30.39% J. DeVeber Neales

Service: 2 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
9 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32149(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Jul 1896 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,996 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 New Brunswick
25 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20240(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 2,310 57.81% +624 Loser:
CONS
 1,686 42.19% Robert D. Wilmot

Service: 4 years 2 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
14 September 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32159(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. Isaac W. Carpenter
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,043 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20294(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 4,520 56.20% +997 Loser:
CONS
 3,523 43.80% George E. Foster
After his election:
27 Dec 1903 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 3 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,149 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
16 February 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20517(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
CONS
 3,709 51.88% John W. Daniel

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Blair, Andrew George		 13 Apr 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Blair, Andrew George		 13 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Andrew George Blair, P.C., K.C., M.P.		 13 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Andrew George Blair, C.P., C.R., député		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Andrew George Blair		 13 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Andrew George Blair		 13 Apr 2024

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