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♂ Harlan C. Brewster
aliasHarlan C. Brewster
Record
7151 · 8503

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 1 7
Birth 10 November 1870 → 153 years + 5 months ago
Lived 47 years + 3 months
First mandate 1 February 1907 → 117 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 2 months
Death 1 March 1918 → 106 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
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© Photo — Public domain
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
British Columbia 7 3 0 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 12
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 40–41 01 Jan 1911 — 27 Mar 1912 1 2 26
2. BC 12
LIB
 1 Party leader 41–47 01 Mar 1912 — 01 Mar 1918 6 0 0
3. BC 13
LIB
 2 Opposition Leader 45 05 Mar 1916 — 13 Sep 1916 0 6 8
4. BC 14
LIB
 1 Premier 45–47 14 Sep 1916 — 01 Mar 1918 1 5 15

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
11 documented challengers
⊖ Henry F.W. Behnsen  m 
⊖ Frederick Davey  m 
⊖ John Hart  m 
⊖ William Manson  m 
⊖ Alan W. Neill  m 
⊖ John G.C. Wood  m 
 		 ⊖ George Bell  m 
⊖ Henry C. Hall  m 
⊖ Reginald Hayward  m 
⊖ Richard McBride  m 
⊖ Henry B. Thomson  m 
 
Eligible: 690 Votes: 483 Participation: 70.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28880(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/3 236 48.86% +32 Loser:
LC
 204 42.24% William Manson

Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 761 Votes: 549 Participation: 72.14% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28919(F) — 15 Oct 2021 19:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 293 53.37% +37 Loser:
LC
 256 46.63% Arthur D. Morgan

Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,930 Votes: 16,034 Participation: 50.55% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28986(F) — 2 Mar 2022 23:02 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
41
LIB
 5/8 2,049 51.11% -343 Winner:
LC
 2,392 59.67% Henry F.W. Behnsen
Eligible: 7,930 Votes: 7,228 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
4 March 1916
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28992(F) — 15 Oct 2021 19:46 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 4,812 66.57% +2,396 Loser:
LC
 2,416 33.43% Alfred C. Flumerfelt

Service: 6 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,784 Votes: 1,001 Participation: 56.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 28993(F) — 3 Mar 2022 07:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 393 39.26% +38 Loser:
LC
 355 35.46% John G.C. Wood
After his election:
1 Dec 1916 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,277 Votes: 30,751 Participation: 57.90% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29024(F) — 3 Mar 2022 08:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
LIB
 1/12 4,988 64.88% +1,859 Loser:
LC
 3,129 40.70% Alexander Stewart
After his election:
29 Nov 1916 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,277 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
3 January 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29038(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Mar 1918 47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 1 month 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,784 Votes: 1,191 Participation: 66.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
24 January 1918
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29042(F) — 2 Mar 2022 23:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LC
 604 50.71% Richard P. Wallis
Eligible: 13,277 Votes: 6,055 Participation: 45.61% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
28 June 1918
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29047(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
47		 Successor:
ISOL
 3,624 59.85% Francis W.H. Giolma

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Harlan Carey Brewster		 02 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Harlan Carey Brewster		 02 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Jan 2024 14:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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