♂ Frederick A. Laurence

Presbyterian   
Record
34419 · 6864
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 86%
 
Canada 2 1 1
Nova Scotia 5 5 0
Total 7 6 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
23 April 1843
(180 years 11 months ago)
13 February 1912
(112 years 2 months ago)
68 years 9 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
Henry T. Laurence (c. 1841–1916) Brother Also brothers-in-law: Henry's wife Susan was sister with Isabelle, his brother Frederick's wife.
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Nova Scotia
Days years months days
6,678 18 3 12
Days years months days
6,678 18 3 12
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Canada
Days years months days
1,096 3 0 1
Days years months days
1,096 3 0 1
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Total > 
Days years months days
7,774 21 3 13
Days years months days
7,774 21 3 13
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 31–32 LIB 1 Speaker 50–58 15 Mar 1894 — 03 Sep 1901 7 5 19
2. NS 33 LIB 2 Speaker 59–61 19 Feb 1903 — 03 Nov 1904 1 8 15
Electoral history
→ 7 recorded electoral participations
→ 9 electoral path points
 
→ 8 documented challengers:
 
George Clark  m  (2 runoffs)
Wilbert D. Dimock  m  (2 runoffs)
Seymour E. Gourley  m 
Archibald W. McLelan  m 
Thomas G. McMullen  m 
William A. Patterson  m  (2 runoffs)
Benjamin F. Pearson  m 
John F. Stairs  m 
 
Federal
Ass.: 5
Nova Scotia Colchester
20 June 1882 Age:
39
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
General 2/2 LIB 43.49% 1,452 of 3,339 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > CONS 56.51% 1,887 (+435) Archibald W. McLelan  m  ( 57 )
ID: 19211(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:58 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 29
Nova Scotia Colchester County
15 June 1886 Age:
43
→ New to this legislature
General 2/4 LIB 51.86% 1,938 of 7,473 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LC 47.69% 1,782 (-156) William A. Patterson  m  ( 44 )
ID: 17852(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:30 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 30
Nova Scotia Colchester County
21 May 1890 Age:
47
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 LIB 51.40% 1,904 of 7,407 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LC 49.73% 1,842 (-62) Israel Longworth  m 
ID: 17875(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:26 ET Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 31
Nova Scotia Colchester County
15 March 1894 Age:
50
Re-elected incumbent
General 2/4 LIB 50.19% 1,896 of 7,555 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LC 50.03% 1,890 (-6) Israel Longworth  m 
ID: 17898(F) — 6 Feb 2022 20:58 ET Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 32
Nova Scotia Colchester County
20 April 1897 Age:
53
Re-elected incumbent
General 2/4 LIB 50.99% 2,358 of 9,247 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LC 49.44% 2,286 (-72) Wilbert D. Dimock  m  ( 50 )
ID: 17926(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:16 ET Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 33
Nova Scotia Colchester County
2 October 1901 Age:
58
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 LIB 51.05% 2,185 of 8,559 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LC 50.26% 2,151 (-34) A.S. Black  m 
  Post-Election...
1 October 1904 > ?? LIB Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran federally
ID: 17948(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:01 ET Service: 2 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Federal
Ass.: 10
Nova Scotia Colchester
3 November 1904 Age:
61
→ New to Parliament
General 1/2 LIB 51.90% 2,610 of 5,029 Elig.: 6,382 Parti.: 79.54%
Loser > CONS 48.10% 2,419 (-191) Seymour E. Gourley  m  ( 49 )
  Post-Election...
4 November 1907 > ?? LIB Vac. Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
ID: 20556(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:43 ET Service: 3 years 0 month 1 day (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 33
Nova Scotia Colchester County
15 December 1904 Age:
61
Incumbent did not run in this election
By-Election  
Successor > LIB 52.55% 1,928 of 3,669 Henry T. Laurence  m  ( 63 )
ID: 17972(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
Federal
Ass.: 10
Nova Scotia Colchester
28 November 1907 Age:
64
Incumbent did not run in this election
By-Election  
Successor > CONS 52.25% 2,586 of 4,949 John Stanfield  m  ( 39 )
ID: 20777(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ 4 online biographical references
 
Lg  Hyperlink  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): Frederick Andrew Laurence, M.P. 9 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): Frederick Andrew Laurence, député 9 Mar 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: Laurence, Frederick Andrew (p. 112) 9 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia: Frederick Andrew Laurence 9 Mar 2024
Rev.: 09 Mar 2024 @ 12:56 ET
Gen.: 19 Apr 2024 @ 02:43 ET