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♂ James Wells Robson
aliasJames Robson
Record
53344 · 14423

Presbyterian     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 1 3
Birth 1 March 1867 → 157 years + 2 months ago
Lived 73 years + 10 months
First mandate 3 August 1903 → 120 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 5 months
Death 28 January 1941 → 83 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 6 months after 10 July 1910
Special notes
None
 
James Wells Robson (1867–1941)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve RM Swan River, Manitoba (1902)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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
Manitoba 6 11 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Almon Cotton  m 
 		 ⊖ Dan McDonald  m 
 
Eligible: 942 Votes: 775 Participation: 82.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
3 August 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36876(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
CONS
 1/2 503 64.90% +231 Loser:
PROH
 272 35.10% Almon J. Cotton

Service: 3 years 7 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,014 Votes: 735 Participation: 72.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Manitoba
7 March 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36925(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 387 52.65% +39 Loser:
LIB
 348 47.35% J.P. Jones

Service: 3 years 4 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,113 Votes: 901 Participation: 80.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Manitoba
11 July 1910
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36974(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
CONS
 2/2 436 48.39% -29 Winner:
LIB
 465 51.61% Daniel D. McDonald

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Robson, James Wells		 12 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Robson, James Wells		 12 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Wells Robson (1867-1941)		 12 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Wells Robson		 12 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 May 2024 18:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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