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♂ James Crawford
aliasJames Crawford
Record
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Irish-Canadian   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 31 October 1816 → 207 years + 6 months ago
Lived 62 years
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 9 months
Death 22 November 1878 → 145 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 4 months after 19 July 1872
Special notes
None
 
James Crawford (1816–1878) 200x240
© Photo 2023 Brockville Historical Society — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ George Crawford (c. 1793–1870) Father  
⊖ John W. Crawford (1817–1875) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 12

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Jacob D. Buell  m 
 		 ⊖ Fitz William H. Chambers  m 
 
Eligible: 1,641 Votes: 1,211 Participation: 73.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17624(F) — 13 Aug 2023 17:19 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 690 56.98% +169 Loser:
LIB
 521 43.02% Fitz William H. Chambers

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,597 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18517(F) — 25 Jun 2023 15:17 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 804 50.34% Jacob D. Buell
Eligible: 2,385 Votes: 1,778 Participation: 74.55% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18749(F) — 13 Aug 2023 17:19 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
CONS
 2/2 868 48.82% -42 Winner:
LIB
 910 51.18% Jacob D. Buell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Crawford		 22 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Crawford, M.P.		 22 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Crawford, député		 22 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Crawford (Canadian politician)		 22 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Nov 2023 20:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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