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♂ Edward Matthew Farrell
aliasEdward Farrell
Record
19271 · 10330

Roman Catholic     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 31 March 1854 → 170 years + 2 months ago
Lived 77 years + 4 months
First mandate 15 August 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 4 months
Death 6 August 1931 → 92 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 6 months after 12 January 1910
Special notes
None
 
Edward Matthew Farrell (1854–1931)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Nova Scotia — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Nova Scotia (1910–1931) Died in office
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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 13 4 14 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 33–34
LIB
 1 Speaker 50–55 10 Feb 1905 — 10 Jan 1910 4 11 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles F. Cooper  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas Keillor  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17922(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,321 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17937(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/6 876 52.74% +172 Loser:
LIB
 704 42.38% John Millard

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,309 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17959(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 925 55.89% +142 Loser:
LC
 783 47.31% John Hutt

Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,222 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17990(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 1,008 62.57% +254 Loser:
LC
 754 46.80% J.S. Hughes
After his election:
12 Jan 1910 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 6 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,017 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
16 February 1910
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18003(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LC
 1,123 55.68% William L. Hall

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edward Matthew Farrell, Senator		  8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edward Matthew Farrell, sénateur		  8 Jun 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Farrell, Edward Matthew (p. 68)		  8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward Matthew Farrell		  8 Jun 2024

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