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♂ John Richards
aliasJohn Richards
Record
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Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 0 3
Birth 4 October 1857 → 166 years + 7 months ago
Lived 59 years + 5 months
First mandate 18 November 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 1 month
Death 8 March 1917 → 107 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 5 months after 15 September 1915
Special notes
None
 
John Richards (1857–1917) 200x208
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James W. Richards (1850–1915) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 6 9 5 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 37
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 54–57 03 Jan 1912 — 15 Sep 1915 3 8 12
2. PE 37
LIB
 1 Party leader 54–57 04 Jan 1912 — 12 Jul 1915 3 6 8

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 899 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25320(F) — 12 Jul 2023 18:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 711 79.09% +523 Loser:
CONS
 188 20.91% S.T. Dougherty
After his election:
1 Dec 1908 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
21 December 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
 CONS  15 Nov 1911
ID: 26644(F) — 12 Jul 2023 18:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Nov 1911 54
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 901 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25356(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 543 60.27% +185 Loser:
CONS
 358 39.73% George M. Matthews

Service: 3 years 8 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,236 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25386(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 746 60.36% Albert C. Saunders

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Richards, John		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John Richards		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Richards (Canadian politician)		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 19:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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