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♂ William A. Black
aliasWilliam A. Black
Record
5143 · 6980

Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Total 5 0 5
Birth 9 October 1847 → 176 years + 6 months ago
Lived 86 years + 10 months
First mandate 15 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 46 years + 5 months
Death 1 September 1934 → 89 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 10 8 24
Nova Scotia 3 1 4 Z
TOTAL 13 9 28

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 78 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
2. CA 15
LC
 1 Minister 78 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 0 2 11
 1. Marine and Fisheries [Int]
 2. Railways and Canals

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Edward J. Cragg  m 
⊖ Robert E. Finn  m 
⊖ Felix P. Quinn  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William Roche  m 
 		 ⊖ William S. Fielding  m 
⊖ Michael J. Power  m 
⊖ James L. Ralston  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,814 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17903(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LC
 3/6 4,570 51.13% +164 Loser:
LC
 4,406 49.30% James Morrow

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,387 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17931(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:47 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 5,101 52.07% William B. Wallace
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,798 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
5 December 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21786(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
76
LC
 1/2 13,365 53.90% +1,932 Loser:
LIB
 11,433 46.10% George A. Redmond

Service: 1 year 10 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,908 Votes: 58,216 Participation: 59.52% Candidacies: 4
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21850(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
78
LC
 1/4 18,796 64.57% +7,981 Loser:
LIB
 10,815 37.15% Gordon R. Marshall
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 78
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 48,908 Votes: 63,228 Participation: 64.64% Candidacies: 4
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22104(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
78
LC
 1/4 17,911 56.66% +3,772 Loser:
LIB
 14,139 44.72% James L. Ralston

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 53,154 Votes: 81,515 Participation: 76.68% Candidacies: 4
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22378(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
82
LC
 1/4 21,611 53.02% +2,172 Loser:
LIB
 19,439 47.69% Peter R. Jack
After his election:
1 Sep 1934 86
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,503 Votes: 85,742 Participation: 70.86% Candidacies: 6
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22650(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
86		 Successor:
LIB
 23,312 54.38% Robert E. Finn

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Anderson Black, P.C., M.P.		 01 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Anderson Black, C.P., député		 01 Sep 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Black, William Anderson (p. 16)		 01 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Anderson Black		 01 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Anderson Black		 01 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Sep 2023 13:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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