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♂ William H. Townsend
aliasWilliam Townsend
Record
61663 · 4833

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth c. 1812 → 212 years ago
Lived ± 61 years
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age ± 55 years
Death 14 October 1873 → 150 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 3 months after 15 June 1872
Special notes
None
 

William H. Townsend (c.1812–1873)
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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
Nova Scotia 4 8 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Albert Gayton  m 
⊖ Frank Killam  m 
 		 ⊖ Isaac S. Hatfield  m 
⊖ John K. Ryerson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,498 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17494(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±55
ANTI
 2/6 853 48.77% +127 Loser:
IND
 726 41.51% W.G. Goucher

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,777 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17515(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±59
LIB
 2/5 659 47.44% +23 Loser:
LIB
 636 45.79% John K. Ryerson
After his election:
15 Jun 1872 ±60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,616 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18511(F) — 25 Jun 2023 14:13 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±60
LIB
 2/2 440 27.23% -736 Winner:
LIB
 1,176 72.77% Frank Killam
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,009 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 October 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17525(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±60		 Successor:
LIB
 1,005 50.02% John K. Ryerson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Townsend, William H.		 21 May 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Townsend, William H.		 21 May 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Townsend, William H. (p. 218)		 21 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William H. Townsend		 21 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 May 2024 21:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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