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♀ Buda Hosmer Brown
aliasBuda Brown
Record
7549 · 8622

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 2 0 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth 10 June 1894 → 129 years + 10 months ago
Lived 68 years + 2 months
First mandate 19 September 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 62 years + 3 months
Death 12 August 1962 → 61 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Buda Hosmer Brown (1894–1962)
© Photo 1956 via CanadaGenealogy, or, ’Jane’s Your Aunt’ — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Donald C. Brown (1892–1963) Spouse  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 5 10 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas A. Bate  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur Laing  m 
⊖ W. Grace MacInnis  f 
 		 ⊖ Robert W. Bonner  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. Lorne MacDougall  m 
⊖ Gladys G.M. Strum  f 
 
Eligible: 43,874 Votes: 26,196 Participation: 59.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23705(F) — 27 Jan 2022 17:41 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
PC
 4/5 4,430 17.03% -4,605 Winner:
LIB
 9,035 34.72% J. Lorne MacDougall
Eligible: 85,349 Votes: 156,514 Participation: 61.13% Candidacies: 14
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29866(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
62
SC
 3/14 23,238 44.70% +5,437 Loser:
LIB
 17,801 34.24% Arthur Laing

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,870 Votes: 173,635 Participation: 69.72% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29914(F) — 4 Mar 2022 15:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
SC
 3/12 23,583 40.75% +6,145 Loser:
LIB
 17,438 30.13% Francis C. Boyes
After her election:
12 Aug 1962 68
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 11 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,870 Votes: 45,364 Participation: 52.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
17 December 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29918(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
LIB
 22,055 48.89% Patrick L. McGeer

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Buda Hosmer Jenkins Brown		 01 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Buda Brown		 01 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 May 2024 14:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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