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♂ Robert Henry
aliasRobert Henry
Record
27127 · 12007

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 30 November 1845 → 178 years + 5 months ago
Lived 72 years + 2 months
First mandate 23 June 1896 → 127 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 6 months
Death 30 January 1918 → 106 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 1 month after 15 December 1896
Special notes
None
 
Robert Henry (1845–1918)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Branfort, Ontario (1878–1879; 1877)
Mun./Co. Council Branfort, Ontario (1876)
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
Canada 0 5 22

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles Heyd  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Paterson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,985 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20074(F) — 22 Jan 2022 21:07 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 2,538 50.91% +91 Loser:
LIB
 2,447 49.09% William Paterson
After his election:
15 Dec 1896 51
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 5 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
4 February 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20245(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 2,406 46.33% -381 Winner:
LIB
 2,787 53.67% Charles B. Heyd
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,782 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20328(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
CONS
 2/2 2,288 47.85% -206 Winner:
LIB
 2,494 52.15% Charles B. Heyd

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Henry, M.P.		  8 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Henry, député		  8 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Henry (Canadian politician)		  8 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert Henry (homme politique canadien)		  8 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 May 2024 19:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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