Edward Blackadder
Canadian politician (1874–1922)
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Edward Blackadder (April 18, 1874 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia – October 22, 1922) was a Canadian politician, lecturer, physician and professor in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1921 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Halifax.
Edward Blackadder | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Halifax | |
| In office 1921–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Francis Martin |
| Succeeded by | Robert Emmett Finn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1874 |
| Died | October 22, 1922 (aged 48) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | lecturer, physician, professor |
He was the son of William Blackadder and May Henderson and was educated at Acadia University and Dalhousie University. Blackadder practised medicine for two years in Westport, Nova Scotia and then for 15 years in Halifax. He was a professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Dalhousie University from 1908 to 1920. Blackadder was also an editorial writer for the Acadian Recorder in Halifax from 1907 to 1922[1] and published a book of sonnets in 1895.[2] Before being elected, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1911 election. Blackadder died in office having served just 321 days.
Electoral history
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Edward Blackadder | 16,157 | 26.70 |  | ||||
| Liberal | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | 15,892 | 26.27 | | ||||
| Conservative | Hector McInnes | 11,016 | 18.21 | |||||
| Conservative | James Wilfred Doyle | 9,537 | 15.76 | |||||
| Labour | Arthur Charles Hawkins | 4,141 | 6.84 | |||||
| Labour | Joseph Sylvester Wallace | 3,763 | 6.22 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 60,506 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Halifax (1867- )". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. Two members were elected from the district. | ||||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Elected | |||
| Conservative | Robert Borden | 7,040 | 25.46 | -1.34 | | |||
| Liberal | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | 6,946 | 25.12 | | ||||
| Liberal | Edward Blackadder | 6,879 | 24.88 | |||||
| Conservative | Adam Brown Crosby | 6,787 | 24.54 | -1.27 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 27,652 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.61 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | – | ||||||
Source(s)
"Halifax (1867- )". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. Two members were elected from the district. | ||||||||
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