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♂ Daniel Roy Hamilton
aliasRoxy Hamilton
Record
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☆   Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 0 3
Birth 23 April 1892 → 132 years ago
Lived 73 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 April 1941 → 83 years + 25 days ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 4 September 1965 → 58 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 2 months after 7 June 1953
Special notes
None
 
Daniel Roy (Roxy) Hamilton (1892-1965)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
In 1929, Hamilton, a Manitoba Liberal-Progressive MLA from 1941 to 1953, was made an honorary chief of the Pukatawagan Reserve, named “Chief Night Owl” for his ability to stay up all night.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 11 10 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Walter H.G. Gibbs  m 
 		 ⊖ Oddur Olafson  m 
 
Eligible: 1,537 Votes: 1,000 Participation: 65.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37466(F) — 16 Sep 2022 18:39 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIBP
 1/2 683 69.69% +386 Loser:
IND
 297 30.31% G.L. Van Vliet

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,100 Votes: 855 Participation: 77.73% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
14 December 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37517(F) — 17 Sep 2022 14:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIBP
 1/4 404 48.67% +206 Loser:
ILIP
 198 23.86% Oddur Olafson

Service: 3 years 10 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,448 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
14 December 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37565(F) — 17 Sep 2022 15:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 58
IND
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,196 Votes: 2,396 Participation: 57.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
6 July 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37614(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIBP
 1,136 49.31% Francis R. Brown

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Hamilton, Danier Roy		 16 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Hamilton, Danier Roy		 16 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Daniel Roy "Roxy" Hamilton (1892-1965)		 16 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Daniel Hamilton (Canadian politician)		 16 May 2024

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