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♂ George Read
aliasGeorge Read
Record
51772 · 11671

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 13 August 1819 → 204 years + 9 months ago
Lived 83 years + 7 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years
Death 29 March 1903 → 121 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 2 months after 17 January 1875
Special notes
None
 
George Read (1819–1903) 200x225
© Photo 1873 Notman & Fraser — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 4 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Blezard  m 
 		 ⊖ John O'Donohoe  m 
 
Eligible: 1,971 Votes: 1,593 Participation: 80.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32658(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LC
 1/2 996 62.52% +399 Loser:
LIB
 597 37.48% Evans Ingram

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,086 Votes: 1,263 Participation: 60.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32741(F) — 22 Jul 2023 22:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/3 779 61.68% +299 Loser:
LIB
 480 38.00% John O'Donohoe
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 52
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,158 Votes: 1,456 Participation: 67.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32823(F) — 22 Jul 2023 22:41 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LC
 759 52.13% John C. O'Sullivan
Eligible: 3,028 Votes: 2,151 Participation: 71.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33005(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:33 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
63
LC
 2/2 875 40.89% -390 Winner:
LIB
 1,265 59.11% Thomas Blezard

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George Read		  9 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George Read		  9 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Read (Ontario politician)		  9 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Dec 2023 07:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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