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♂ Thomas Farquhar
aliasThomas Farquhar
Record
19250 · 10569

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Ontario 1 2 3
Total 4 3 7
Birth 28 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
Lived 87 years + 10 months
First mandate 1 December 1926 → 97 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 10 months
Death 24 December 1962 → 61 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 3 months after 9 September 1948
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Stanley W. Farquhar (1916–1992) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 10 24
Ontario 2 10 28 Z
TOTAL 15 9 22

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John A. Fullerton  m 
⊖ Henry S. Hamilton  m 
 		 ⊖ Alvin E. Graham  m 
⊖ Thomas E. Simpson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,666 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21589(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:20 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 3/3 2,822 26.46% -1,457 Winner:
NLCP
 4,279 40.12% Thomas E. Simpson
Eligible: 6,758 Votes: 4,410 Participation: 65.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34434(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
UFO
 1/2 2,242 51.13% +99 Loser:
LC
 2,143 48.87% L.E. Dibblee

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,178 Votes: 4,607 Participation: 74.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34549(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
UFO
 2/2 2,288 49.97% -3 Winner:
LC
 2,291 50.03% Alvin E. Graham
Eligible: 14,617 Votes: 10,552 Participation: 72.19% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22657(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
LIB
 1/4 5,816 55.12% +3,275 Loser:
LC
 2,541 24.08% William J. Card

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,250 Votes: 10,326 Participation: 67.71% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22932(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/3 5,565 53.89% +2,439 Loser:
NATG
 3,126 30.27% John L. Campbell

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,264 Votes: 9,933 Participation: 74.89% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23192(F) — 27 Jan 2022 10:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/3 4,855 48.88% +1,245 Loser:
PC
 3,610 36.34% Allan M. Austin
After his election:
9 Sep 1948 73
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 2 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,264 Votes: 8,303 Participation: 62.60% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
25 October 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23375(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
LIB
 4,685 56.43% Lester B. Pearson
Eligible: 17,629 Votes: 12,156 Participation: 68.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35102(F) — 23 Dec 2022 20:32 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
76
LIB
 2/3 4,580 37.79% -1,138 Winner:
PC
 5,718 47.18% John A. Fullerton

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Farquhar		 06 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Farquhar		 06 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Farquhar, M.P., Senator		 06 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Farquhar, député, sénateur		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Farquhar		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 11:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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