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♂ James Davis Taylor
aliasJames Taylor
Record
60326 · 6872

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
North-West Territories 0 1 1
Total 2 2 4
Birth 2 September 1863 → 161 years + 1 month ago
Lived 77 years + 8 months
1st mandate 26 October 1908 → 116 years + 5 days ago
↳ at age 45 years + 1 month
Death 11 May 1941 → 83 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 6 months after 23 October 1917
Special notes
None
 
James Davis Taylor (1863–1941)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate British Columbia (1917–1941) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Cty Co. ✗
School Board ✗
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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 11 26

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John Betts  m 
 		 ⊖ James Kennedy  m 
 
Prince Albert East
Elig. inc. Votes: 492 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Territorial
3		 North-West Territories
31 October 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30543(F) — 20 Jan 2023 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
31
IND
 2/2 210 42.68% -72 Winner:
IND
 282 57.32% John F. Betts
New Westminster
Elig. inc. Votes: 3,628 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
10		 British Columbia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20528(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 2/2 1,762 48.57% -104 Winner:
LIB
 1,866 51.43% James B. Kennedy
New Westminster
Elig. 7,518 Votes: 4,937 Partic.: 65.67%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
11		 British Columbia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20787(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 2,846 58.49% +826 Loser:
LIB
 2,020 41.51% Robert Jardine

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
New Westminster
Elig. inc. Votes: 5,391 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
12		 British Columbia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21025(F) — 5 Jul 2023 11:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 3,542 65.70% +1,693 Loser:
LIB
 1,849 34.30% Stan Baker
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 54
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
23 Oct 1917 54
UNIO
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 6 years 1 month 2 days (Gov't)
New Westminster
Elig. inc. Votes: 10,262 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
13		 British Columbia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21283(F) — 5 Jul 2023 12:00 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
UNIO
 7,380 71.92% William G. McQuarrie

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Davis Taylor, M.P., Senator		  8 Sep 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Davis Taylor, député, sénateur		  8 Sep 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Davis Taylor		  8 Sep 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Sep 2024 18:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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