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♂ Adam B. Crosby
aliasAdam B. Crosby
Record
13528 · 6889

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Nova Scotia 0 2 2
Total 1 3 4
Birth 5 May 1859 → 164 years + 11 months ago
Lived 61 years + 10 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 5 months
Death 10 March 1921 → 103 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 5 months after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 

Adam B. Crosby (1859–1921)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Nova Scotia (1917–1921) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Halifax, Nova Scotia (1902–1905; 1908–1909)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 10 24

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Edward Blackadder  m 
⊖ Michael Carney  m 
⊖ Alexander K. Maclean  m 
⊖ George Mitchell  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert L. Borden  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Michael E. Keefe  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David McPherson  m 
⊖ William Roche  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,256 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
12 December 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17945(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
41
LC
 2/2 3,856 46.71% -544 Winner:
LIB
 4,400 53.29% Michael E. Keefe
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,223 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17953(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:12 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
42
LC
 4/6 4,707 50.03% -133 Winner:
LIB
 4,840 51.45% Michael E. Keefe
Eligible: 19,670 Votes: 27,773 Participation: 70.60% Candidacies: 4
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20821(F) — 23 Jan 2022 14:53 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
CONS
 2/4 7,115 51.23% +480 Loser:
LIB
 6,635 47.78% William Roche

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,652 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21059(F) — 2 Jul 2023 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CONS
 4/4 6,787 49.09% -159 Winner:
LIB
 6,946 50.24% Alexander K. Maclean

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Adam Brown Crosby, M.P., Senator		 03 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Adam Brown Crosby, député, sénateur		 03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Adam Brown Crosby		 03 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 23:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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