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Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 67%
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Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
13 September 1852 (171 years 7 months ago) |
19 April 1902 (122 years ago) |
49 years 7 months | Yes |
Who | ...is/was his | Note | |
Robert Robertson (1817–1901) | Father | ||
Wishart M. Robertson (1891–1967) | Son |
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# | Legislature | Party | M | Int | Role | Age | Dates | y | m | d | |
1. | NS | 33 | LIB | 1 | Speaker | 49 | 13 Feb 1902 — 19 Apr 1902 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
→ 9 recorded electoral participations → 10 electoral path points |
→ 5 documented challengers: |
Charles H. Cahan m Thomas Coffin m Thomas Johnson m (3 runoffs) John W. Laurie m (2 runoffs) Nathaniel W. White m (3 runoffs) |
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Provincial Ass.: 26 |
Nova Scotia | Shelburne County | |||||||
27 February 1878 | Age: 25 |
Defeated but elected later to this legislature | |||||||
By-Election | ✗ | 2/2 | LIB | 43.31% | 285 of 658 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
Winner > | LC | 56.69% | 373 (+88) | Nathaniel W. White m ( 40 ) | |||||
ID: 17803(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET | |||||||||
Federal Ass.: 4 |
Nova Scotia | Shelburne | |||||||
17 September 1878 | Age: 26 |
→ New to Parliament | |||||||
General | ✓ | 1/3 | LIB | 46.83% | 966 of 2,063 | Elig.: 2,462 | Parti.: 85.17% | ||
Loser > | IND | 43.58% | 899 (-67) | Robert W. Freeman m | |||||
ID: 19027(F) — 2 Aug 2023 18:41 ET | Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
Federal Ass.: 5 |
Nova Scotia | Shelburne | |||||||
20 June 1882 | Age: 29 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
General | ✓ | 1/2 | LIB | 54.06% | 912 of 1,687 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
Loser > | CONS | 45.94% | 775 (-137) | Nathaniel W. White m ( 45 ) | |||||
ID: 19223(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:01 ET | Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.) | ||||||||
Federal Ass.: 6 |
Nova Scotia | Shelburne | |||||||
22 February 1887 | Age: 34 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
General | ✓ | 1/2 | LIB | 50.72% | 1,194 of 2,354 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
Loser > | CONS | 49.28% | 1,160 (-34) | John W. Laurie m ( 51 ) | |||||
Post-Election... | |||||||||
9 November 1887 > | ?? | LIB | → | Vac. | Election cancelled/Unseated | ||||
ID: 19427(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:51 ET | Service: 0 year 8 months 18 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
Federal Ass.: 6 |
Nova Scotia | Shelburne | |||||||
15 December 1887 | Age: 35 |
Defeated incumbent | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
By-Election | ✗ | 2/2 | LIB | 49.81% | 1,075 of 2,158 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
Winner > | CONS | 50.19% | 1,083 (+8) | John W. Laurie m ( 52 ) | |||||
ID: 19693(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:34 ET | |||||||||
Federal Ass.: 7 |
Nova Scotia | Shelburne | |||||||
5 March 1891 | Age: 38 |
Failed comeback to Parliament | |||||||
General | ✗ | 2/2 | LIB | 49.66% | 1,369 of 2,757 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
Winner > | LC | 50.34% | 1,388 (+19) | Nathaniel W. White m ( 53 ) | |||||
ID: 19775(F) — 28 Nov 2021 18:21 ET | |||||||||
Provincial Ass.: 31 |
Nova Scotia | Shelburne County | |||||||
15 March 1894 | Age: 41 |
→ New to this legislature | |||||||
General | ✓ | 1/4 | LIB | 54.15% | 1,319 of 4,872 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
Loser > | LC | 49.75% | 1,212 (-107) | Charles H. Cahan m ( 32 ) | |||||
ID: 17911(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET | Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
Provincial Ass.: 32 |
Nova Scotia | Shelburne County | |||||||
20 April 1897 | Age: 44 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
General | ✓ | 1/2 | LIB | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Elig.: n/a | Parti.: n/a | ||
By acclamation | |||||||||
ID: 17939(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET | Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
Provincial Ass.: 33 |
Nova Scotia | Shelburne County | |||||||
2 October 1901 | Age: 49 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
General | ✓ | 2/3 | LIB | 82.53% | 803 of 1,946 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
Loser > | LC | 33.50% | 326 (-477) | Arthur Hood m | |||||
Post-Election... | |||||||||
19 April 1902 > | ?? | LIB | → | Vac. | Died in office | ||||
ID: 17961(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET | Service: 0 year 6 months 17 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
Provincial Ass.: 33 |
Nova Scotia | Shelburne County | |||||||
10 December 1902 | Age: 49 |
Deceased | |||||||
By-Election | |||||||||
Successor > | LIB | 53.72% | 787 of 1,465 | Moses H. Nickerson m ( 58 ) | |||||
ID: 17965(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET |
→ 4 online biographical references |
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Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): Thomas Robertson | 3 Feb 2024 |
FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): Thomas Robertson | 3 Feb 2024 |
EN | The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: Robertson, Thomas (p. 188) | 3 Feb 2024 |
EN | Wikipedia: Thomas Robertson (Nova Scotia politician) | 3 Feb 2024 |