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♂ Matthew William Pruyn
aliasMatthew Pruyn
Record
51018 · 5935

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 22 October 1819 → 204 years + 7 months ago
Lived 78 years + 4 months
First mandate 28 January 1885 → 139 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 65 years + 3 months
Death 10 March 1898 → 126 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 17 days after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 

Matthew William Pruyn (1819–1898)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Brantford, Ontario (1858); Napanee, Ontario
Mun./Co. Council Brantford, Ontario; Napanee, 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 2 0 23

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ David W. Allison  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,806 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
26 November 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19652(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
64
CONS
 2/2 1,401 49.93% -4 Winner:
LIB
 1,405 50.07% David W. Allison
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,988 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
28 January 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19667(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
65
CONS
 1/2 1,515 50.70% +42 Loser:
LIB
 1,473 49.30% David W. Allison

Service: 2 years 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,247 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19472(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
CONS
 1,635 50.35% Uriah Wilson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Matthew William Pruyn		  8 May 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Matthew William Pruyn, M.P.		  8 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Matthew William Pruyn, député		  8 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Matthew William Pruyn		  8 May 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 May 2024 19:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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