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♂ Thomas C. Casgrain
aliasThomas C. Casgrain
Record
9910 · 7272

Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Québec 2 0 2
Total 5 1 6
Birth 28 July 1852 → 171 years + 9 months ago
Lived 64 years + 5 months
First mandate 14 October 1886 → 137 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 2 months
Death 29 December 1916 → 107 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Thomas C. Casgrain (1852–1916)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Auguste-Réal Angers (1837–1919) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Philippe B. Casgrain (1826–1917) Uncle  
⊖ Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier (1837–1911) Uncle  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 5 30
Québec 7 10 17 Z
TOTAL 18 4 16

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister 62–64 20 Oct 1914 — 29 Dec 1916 2 2 9
 1. Post Office

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Pierre Garneau  m 
⊖ Georges Parent  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles Langelier  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,100 Votes: 2,549 Participation: 82.23% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15186(F) — 21 Jul 2023 19:33 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 1,344 53.85% +192 Loser:
CONS
 1,152 46.15% Pierre Garneau
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 34
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,719 Votes: 3,079 Participation: 82.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15251(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
QLP
 1,897 62.96% Charles Fitzpatrick
Eligible: 2,344 Votes: 2,098 Participation: 89.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15319(F) — 17 Feb 2022 13:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 1,151 55.07% +212 Loser:
QLP
 939 44.93% Charles Langelier
After his election:
23 May 1896 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 4 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,142 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20198(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 1,096 51.17% +50 Loser:
LIB
 1,046 48.83% Charles Langelier

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,344 Votes: 2,149 Participation: 91.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26271(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
CONS
 1,139 53.00% Édouard Bouffard
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,165 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20455(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 1,109 51.22% +53 Loser:
LIB
 1,056 48.78% Philias Corriveau

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,676 Votes: 2,347 Participation: 87.71% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Québec
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20704(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CONS
 2/2 1,035 44.48% -257 Winner:
LIB
 1,292 55.52% Georges Parent
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Québec
7 November 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21263(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:30 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
62
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
29 Dec 1916 64
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 1 month 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,345 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21455(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
LL
 4,799 89.78% Henri-Edgar Lavigueur

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Chase-Casgrain, Thomas		  3 Feb 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Chase-Casgrain, Thomas		  3 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Chase Casgrain, P.C., M.P.		  3 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Chase Casgrain, C.P., député		  3 Feb 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Thomas Chase Casgrain		  3 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Chase-Casgrain		  3 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Chase-Casgrain		  3 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 19:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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