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♂ John F. McCreight
aliasJohn F. McCreight
Record
40826 · 13204

Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 0 1
Birth c. 1827 → 197 years ago
Lived ± 86 years
First mandate 16 October 1871 → 152 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age ± 44 years
Death 18 November 1913 → 110 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 2 months after 10 September 1875
Special notes
None
 
John F. McCreight (c.1827–1913) 200x211
© Photo — 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
British Columbia 3 10 25 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 1
GOV
 1 Premier 44–45 16 Oct 1871 — 22 Dec 1872 1 2 6

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Beaven  m 
⊖ James Trimble  m 
 		 ⊖ Simeon Duck  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,515 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
16 October 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28608(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
±44
IND
 1/6 373 98.42% +249 Loser:
IND
 124 32.72% Robert T. Williams
After his election:
17 Oct 1871 ±44
IND
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 844 Votes: 2,241 Participation: 66.38% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
11 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28630(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±48		 Successor:
IND
 382 68.21% James W. Douglas

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John Foster McCreight		  1 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Foster McCreight		  1 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Foster McCreight		  1 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jan 2024 22:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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