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♂ William H. Comstock
aliasWilliam H. Comstock
Record
12102 · 5948

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 1 August 1830 → 193 years + 9 months ago
Lived 88 years + 7 months
First mandate 20 April 1899 → 125 years + 25 days ago
↳ at age 68 years + 8 months
Death 9 March 1919 → 105 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 4 months after 6 November 1900
Special notes
None
 

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
Canada 1 6 17

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Peter White  m 
 		 ⊖ John F. Wood  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19231(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:15 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 1,272 49.90% -5 Winner:
LC
 1,277 50.10% John F. Wood
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,357 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19435(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
56
LIB
 2/2 1,534 45.70% -289 Winner:
LC
 1,823 54.30% John F. Wood
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,554 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
20 April 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20269(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
68
LIB
 1/2 1,881 52.93% +208 Loser:
CONS
 1,673 47.07% Peter White

Service: 1 year 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,551 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20329(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
CONS
 1,886 53.11% John Culbert

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Henry Comstock, M.P.		  2 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Henry Comstock, député		  2 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Henry Comstock		  2 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 20:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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