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♂ Charles H. Cahan
aliasCharles H. Cahan
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 4 9
Nova Scotia 1 2 3
Total 6 6 12
Birth 31 October 1861 → 162 years + 5 months ago
Lived 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 21 May 1890 → 133 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 6 months
Death 15 August 1944 → 79 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 4 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
Charles H. Cahan (1861–1944) 200x284
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John F. Cahan (1889–1928) Son  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 4 4
Nova Scotia 3 9 23 Z
TOTAL 18 1 28

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 30
LC
 1 Party leader 28–32 01 Jun 1890 — 31 Mar 1894 3 9 30
2. NS 30
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 29–32 02 Jan 1891 — 14 Mar 1894 3 2 12
3. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 68–73 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Oct 1935 5 2 15
 3. Secretary of State of Canada

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 12  
8 documented challengers
⊖ B. Brooke Claxton  m 
⊖ Thomas Johnson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Hance J. Logan  m 
⊖ Herbert M. Marler  m 
 		 ⊖ Francis G. Forbes  m 
⊖ Rodolphe Lemieux  m 
⊖ William F. MacCoy  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas Robertson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,836 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17865(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
24
LC
 4/4 725 37.80% -338 Winner:
LIB
 1,063 55.42% William F. MacCoy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,105 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17888(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
LC
 2/4 1,051 51.19% +9 Loser:
LIB
 1,042 50.75% William F. MacCoy

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,872 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17911(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
32
LC
 3/4 1,212 49.75% -70 Winner:
LIB
 1,282 52.63% Thomas Johnson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,062 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20063(F) — 22 Jan 2022 20:57 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
CONS
 2/2 1,932 47.56% -198 Winner:
LIB
 2,130 52.44% Francis G. Forbes
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,087 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20308(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
39
CONS
 2/2 3,345 47.20% -397 Winner:
LIB
 3,742 52.80% Hance J. Logan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,313 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21445(F) — 23 Jan 2022 21:18 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
56
UNIO
 2/2 3,140 30.45% -4,033 Winner:
LL
 7,173 69.55% Rodolphe Lemieux
Eligible: 16,224 Votes: 12,089 Participation: 74.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21995(F) — 28 Jun 2023 08:03 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
63
LC
 1/2 6,509 53.84% +929 Loser:
LIB
 5,580 46.16% Herbert M. Marler
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 64
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 16,224 Votes: 9,551 Participation: 58.87% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22248(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/2 5,725 59.94% +1,899 Loser:
LIB
 3,826 40.06% William C. Munn

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,646 Votes: 10,319 Participation: 52.52% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22522(F) — 25 Jan 2022 20:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
LC
 1/2 6,666 64.60% +3,013 Loser:
LIB
 3,653 35.40% Ernest Pitt
After his election:
7 Aug 1930 68
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,646 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
17		 Québec
25 August 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22569(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,549 Votes: 14,018 Participation: 62.17% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22794(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
LC
 1/3 6,862 48.95% +1,167 Loser:
LIB
 5,695 40.63% Adrian Knatchbull-Hugessen
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 76
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,416 Votes: 18,121 Participation: 61.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23069(F) — 26 Jan 2022 21:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
78
NCP
 2/2 6,568 36.25% -4,985 Winner:
LIB
 11,553 63.75% B. Brooke Claxton

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Charles Hazlitt Cahan, P.C., K.C., M.P.		 26 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Charles Hazlitt Cahan, C.P., C.R., député		 26 Nov 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Cahan, Charles Hazlett (p. 26)		 26 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Cahan		 26 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Charles Hazlitt Cahan		 26 Nov 2023

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