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♂ Charles J. Thornton
aliasCharles J. Thornton
Record
61190 · 12011

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 30 May 1850 → 173 years + 11 months ago
Lived 82 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 November 1900 → 123 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 5 months
Death 2 July 1932 → 91 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 6 months after 16 December 1917
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 9 8 21

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert Beith  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,292 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20084(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
PATI
 3/3 428 13.00% -1,030 Winner:
LIB
 1,458 44.29% Robert Beith
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,234 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20338(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:45 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,637 50.62% +40 Loser:
LIB
 1,597 49.38% Robert Beith
After his election:
10 Jun 1901 51
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,468 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
15 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20489(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 1,728 49.83% -12 Winner:
LIB
 1,740 50.17% Robert Beith
Eligible: 7,854 Votes: 6,203 Participation: 78.98% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20851(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
58
CONS
 1/2 3,387 55.06% +623 Loser:
LIB
 2,764 44.94% David B. Simpson

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,858 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21079(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CONS
 1/2 3,291 56.18% +724 Loser:
LIB
 2,567 43.82% Thomas A. Kelly

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,327 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21337(F) — 1 Jul 2023 18:42 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
UNIL
 5,923 80.84% Newton W. Rowell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Jonas Thornton, M.P.		 19 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Jonas Thornton, député		 19 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Jonas Thornton		 19 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Charles Jonas Thornton		 19 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Oct 2023 06:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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