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♂ Frederick A. Laurence
aliasFrederick A. Laurence
Record
34419 · 6864

☆   Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Total 6 1 7
Birth 23 April 1843 → 181 years ago
Lived 68 years + 9 months
First mandate 15 June 1886 → 137 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
Death 13 February 1912 → 112 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 3 months after 4 November 1907
Special notes
None
 
Frederick A. Laurence (1843–1912)
© Photo 1906 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Henry T. Laurence (c. 1841–1916) Brother
 
Well that's interesting!
Frederick and Henry were brothers. They were both MLAs in the Nova Scotia legislature at the beginning of the 20th century. (Actually, Frederick was first, and Henry then finished his brother's last term provincially so that he could run federally in 1904, and Henry did not re-offer in the 1906 provincial general election.) Frederick was married to Isabelle while Henry was married to Susan. Isabelle and Susan were sisters. Therefore, Frederick and Henry were also brothers-in-law, and Isabelle and Susan, sisters-in-law.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 0 0
Nova Scotia 18 3 12 Z
TOTAL 21 3 12

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 31–32
LIB
 1 Speaker 50–58 15 Mar 1894 — 03 Sep 1901 7 5 19
2. NS 33
LIB
 2 Speaker 59–61 19 Feb 1903 — 03 Nov 1904 1 8 15

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
8 documented challengers
⊖ George Clark  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Seymour E. Gourley  m 
⊖ Thomas G. McMullen  m 
⊖ Benjamin F. Pearson  m 
 		 ⊖ Wilbert D. Dimock  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Archibald W. McLelan  m 
⊖ William A. Patterson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John F. Stairs  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,339 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19211(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 1,452 43.49% -435 Winner:
CONS
 1,887 56.51% Archibald W. McLelan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,473 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17852(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:30 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 2/4 1,938 51.86% +156 Loser:
LC
 1,782 47.69% William A. Patterson

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,407 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17875(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 1,904 51.40% +62 Loser:
LC
 1,842 49.73% Israel Longworth

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,555 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17898(F) — 6 Feb 2022 20:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 2/4 1,896 50.19% +6 Loser:
LC
 1,890 50.03% Israel Longworth

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 2/4 2,358 50.99% +72 Loser:
LC
 2,286 49.44% Wilbert D. Dimock

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,559 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17948(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/4 2,185 51.05% +34 Loser:
LC
 2,151 50.26% A.S. Black
After his election:
1 Oct 1904 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,382 Votes: 5,076 Participation: 79.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20556(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:43 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 2,610 51.90% +191 Loser:
CONS
 2,419 48.10% Seymour E. Gourley
After his election:
4 Nov 1907 64
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,669 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
15 December 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17972(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 1,928 52.55% Henry T. Laurence
Eligible: 6,382 Votes: 4,949 Participation: 77.55% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
28 November 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20777(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
CONS
 2,586 52.25% John Stanfield

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Frederick Andrew Laurence, M.P.		 09 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Frederick Andrew Laurence, député		 09 Mar 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Laurence, Frederick Andrew (p. 112)		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Frederick Andrew Laurence		 09 Mar 2024

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