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♂ William C. Kennedy
aliasWilliam C. Kennedy
Record
31426 · 12056

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 27 August 1868 → 155 years + 8 months ago
Lived 54 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 3 months
Death 17 January 1923 → 101 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 5 0 8

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 14
LIB
 1 Minister 53–54 29 Dec 1921 — 17 Jan 1923 1 0 19
 1. Railways and Canals

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,882 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21340(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LL
 1/2 7,164 51.61% +446 Loser:
UNIO
 6,718 48.39% Ernest S. Wigle

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,157 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21600(F) — 24 Jan 2022 06:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 14,176 67.00% +7,195 Loser:
NLCP
 6,981 33.00% Harry J. Neal
After his election:
29 Dec 1921 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
14		 Ontario
19 January 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21757(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
17 Jan 1923 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,840 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
1 March 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21779(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 10,456 52.70% Albert F. Healy

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Costello Kennedy, P.C., M.P.		 19 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Costello Kennedy, C.P., député		 19 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Costello Kennedy		 19 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Costello Kennedy		 19 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Aug 2023 09:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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