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♂ William Cluxton
aliasWilliam Cluxton
Record
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Irish-Canadian     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 31 March 1819 → 205 years + 1 month ago
Lived 81 years + 10 months
First mandate 5 March 1873 → 151 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 11 months
Death 16 February 1901 → 123 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 26 days after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 
William Cluxton (1819–1901)
© Photo 1873 William James Topley — 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 Peterborough, Ontario
Mun./Co. Council Peterborough, Ontario; Peterborough County, 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 0 10 17

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John Bertram  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,437 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18570(F) — 20 Jan 2022 10:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
53
CONS
 2/2 702 48.85% -33 Winner:
LIB
 735 51.15% John Bertram
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Ontario
5 March 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18700(F) — 25 Jun 2023 00:34 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 54
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 16 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,262 Votes: 1,693 Participation: 74.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18805(F) — 4 Sep 2022 12:33 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 892 52.69% John Bertram

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Cluxton, M.P.		 20 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Cluxton, député		 20 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Cluxton		 20 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 May 2024 15:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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