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♂ Absalom Shade Allan
aliasAbsalom Allan
Record
535 · 11951

Presbyterian     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 26 November 1843 → 180 years + 11 months ago
Lived 84 years + 2 months
1st mandate 28 December 1886 → 137 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
Death 1 February 1928 → 96 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 7 months after 25 June 1894
Special notes
None
 

Absalom Shade Allan (1843–1928)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Clifford, Ontario; Wellington County, Ontario (1884–1885)
Mun./Cty Co. ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 5 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John McGowan  m 
 		 ⊖ George Tucker  m 
 
Wellington West
Elig. 4,789 Votes: 2,973 Partic.: 62.08% Can.: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33214(F) — 31 Dec 2022 15:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 1,633 55.00% +297 Loser:
LC
 1,336 45.00% John McGowan

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Wellington West
Elig. 4,577 Votes: 2,684 Partic.: 58.64% Can.: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33305(F) — 31 Dec 2022 13:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,495 55.70% +306 Loser:
LC
 1,189 44.30% William Long

Service: 4 years 20 days (Gov't)
Wellington West
Elig. 4,784 Votes: 3,153 Partic.: 65.91%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33396(F) — 31 Dec 2022 10:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 1,435 45.51% -283 Winner:
CPP
 1,718 54.49% George Tucker

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Absalom Shade Allan		 26 Sep 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Absalom Shade Allan		 26 Sep 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Absalom Shade Allan		 26 Sep 2024
EN Wikipedia
Absalom Shade Allan		 26 Sep 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Sep 2024 06:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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