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♂ William Gibson
aliasWilliam Gibson
Record
22821 · 5142

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 11 September 1815 → 208 years + 8 months ago
Lived 84 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 10 months
Death 7 February 1900 → 124 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 4 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
William Gibson (1815–1900)
© Photo 1873 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Morrisburg, Ontario
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 6 1 26

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John S. Ross  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,612 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18523(F) — 8 Aug 2023 22:21 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
ILIB
 1/2 1,350 51.68% +88 Loser:
LC
 1,262 48.32% John S. Ross
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 58
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,277 Votes: 2,705 Participation: 82.55% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18755(F) — 8 Aug 2023 22:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
ILIB
 1/2 1,389 51.35% +73 Loser:
IND
 1,316 48.65% H.G. Merkley

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,055 Votes: 3,333 Participation: 82.19% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19041(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LC
 1,727 52.73% John S. Ross

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Gibson		 20 May 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Gibson, M.P.		 20 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Gibson, député		 20 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Gibson (Dundas County, Ontario politician)		 20 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 May 2024 19:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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