William Hallett Ray
William Hallett Ray | |
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William Hallett Ray | |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Annapolis |
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In office 1867 – 1878 |
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Preceded by | Electoral district established |
Succeeded by | Avard Longley |
In office 1882 – 1887 |
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Preceded by | Avard Longley |
Succeeded by | John B. Mills |
Personal details | |
Born | May 25, 1825 Clementsport, Nova Scotia |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Clementsport, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Anti-Confederate (September 20, 1867-January 29, 1869), Liberal (January 30, 1869-) |
Occupation | farmer, merchant |
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William Hallett Ray (May 25, 1825 – May 7, 1909) was a Canadian politician, farmer, and merchant.
Born in Clementsport, Annapolis Valley,[1] where he worked as a farmer and a merchant, Ray was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Annapolis County in an 1864 by-election held after James William Johnston was named to the bench.[2] He was first elected to represent the Annapolis electoral district in the Canadian House of Commons on September 20, 1867, and remained in office until his defeat in September 1878. Ray was re-elected for one more term in the June 1882 elections. He was a member of the Anti-Confederation Party until January 1869, when he left it for the Liberal Party.[1] In 1887, Ray was named to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia.[2]
He married Henrietta Ditmars in 1848. Ray also served as lieutenant-colonel in the county militia.[2]
He died in Clementsport at the age of 83.[3]
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | John B. Mills | 1,758 | ||||||
Liberal | William Hallett Ray | 1,730 |
Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | William Hallett Ray | 1,430 | ||||||
Unknown | R.E. Fitzrandolph | 1,368 |
Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Avard Longley | 1,301 | ||||||
Liberal | William Hallett Ray | 1,298 |
Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | William Hallett Ray | 878 | ||||||
Unknown | T.W. Chesley | 220 |
Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | William Hallett Ray | 1,129 | ||||||
Conservative | Avard Longley | 1,019 |
Canadian federal election, 1867: Annapolis | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Anti-Confederation | William Hallett Ray | 1,171 | 53.54 | |||||
Conservative | Avard Longley | 1,016 | 46.46 | |||||
Total valid votes | 2,187 | 100.0 | ||||||
This electoral district was created by the British North America Act, 1867 from the colonial Province of Nova Scotia'a Annapolis electoral district. Both Avard Longley and William Hallett Ray were incumbents, along with George Whitman. | ||||||||
Source: Library of Parliament[4] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Hallett Ray – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897, AJ Gemmill
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Member of Parliament for Annapolis 1867–1878 |
Succeeded by Avard Longley |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Annapolis 1882–1887 |
Succeeded by John B. Mills |
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