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♂ Josiah S. Brigham
aliasJosiah S. Brigham
Record
7225 · 5310

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 2 1 3
Birth c. August 1818 → 205 years + 9 months ago
Lived ± 73 years
First mandate 15 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age ± 49 years
Death 10 June 1892 → 131 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 11 months after 6 July 1875
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
Québec 7 9 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George Clayes  m 
⊖ Elijah E. Spencer  m 
 		 ⊖ Ernest Racicot  m 
 
Eligible: 3,182 Votes: 1,651 Participation: 51.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14829(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±49
CONS
 1/2 1,190 72.08% +729 Loser:
QLP
 461 27.92% A. Westover

Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,489 Votes: 1,684 Participation: 48.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14914(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±52
CONS
 1/3 920 54.63% +399 Loser:
QLP
 521 30.94% George Clayes

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,216 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14979(F) — 16 Feb 2022 22:05 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±56		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. George B. Baker
Eligible: 3,786 Votes: 2,093 Participation: 55.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15109(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±63
CONS
 3/3 542 26.43% -374 Winner:
CONS
 916 44.66% Elijah E. Spencer

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Josiah Sandford Brigham		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Josiah Sandford Brigham		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 20:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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