♂ John W.D. Farris

Record
19293 · 10673
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
British Columbia 6 3 3
Birth Death Lived Died in office
3 December 1878
(145 years 4 months ago)
25 February 1970
(54 years 2 months ago)
91 years 2 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
John Ferris (1811–1884) Grandfather
Laughlin P. Farris (1843–1925) Father
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
2,803 7 8 4
Days years months days
2,803 7 8 4
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Electoral history
→ 6 recorded electoral participations
→ 6 electoral path points
 
→ 29 documented challengers:
 
William J. Bowser  m  (4 runoffs)
Francis L. Carter-Cotton  m 
John S. Cowper  m 
Andrew M. Creery  m 
James F. Garden  m 
Alexander Henderson  m 
Samuel L. Howe  m  (2 runoffs)
Eugene T. Kingsley  m 
Thomas H. Kirk  m 
Malcolm A. MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
Alexander H.B. MacGowan  m  (2 runoffs)
Angus MacInnis  m 
Ian A. Mackenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m 
Joseph Martin  m 
George A. McGuire  m  (2 runoffs)
Wm. Wallace B. McInnes  m 
John W. McIntosh  m 
Robert P. McLennan  m 
Alexander D. McRae  m 
Christopher McRae  m 
Victor W. Odlum  m 
James Ramsay  m 
Mary Ellen S. Smith  f  (2 runoffs)
Ralph Smith  m 
Robert G. Tatlow  m 
Charles E. Tisdall  m 
James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth  m 
Charles A. Woodward  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 11
British Columbia Vancouver City
1 February 1907 Age:
28
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General 9/17 LIB 34.73% 2,096 of 30,173 Elig.: 9,747 Parti.: 61.91%
Winner > LC 52.23% 3,152 (+1,056) William J. Bowser  m  ( 39 )
ID: 28910(F) — 19 Jan 2024 08:09 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 12
British Columbia Richmond
25 November 1909 Age:
30
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General 2/2 LIB 42.08% 667 of 1,585 Elig.: 3,060 Parti.: 51.80%
Winner > LC 57.92% 918 (+251) Francis L. Carter-Cotton  m  ( 66 )
ID: 28942(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 14
British Columbia Vancouver City
14 September 1916 Age:
37
→ New to this legislature
General 4/19 LIB 49.41% 7,881 of 95,705 Elig.: 27,578 Parti.: 57.84%
Loser > LIB 43.92% 7,005 (-876) Patrick Donnelly  m 
  Post-Election...
23 May 1917 > ?? LIB Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 29023(F) — 3 Mar 2022 08:12 ET Service: 0 year 8 months 9 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 14
British Columbia Vancouver City
23 June 1917 Age:
38
Re-elected incumbent
By-Election 1/1 LIB 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 27,578 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 29041(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:54 ET Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 15
British Columbia Vancouver City
1 December 1920 Age:
41
Re-elected incumbent
General 3/28 LIB 37.24% 12,550 of 202,205 Elig.: 52,768 Parti.: 63.87%
Loser > LIB 30.82% 10,388 (-2,162) John P. Dougherty  m 
ID: 29239(F) — 19 Sep 2022 23:15 ET Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 16
British Columbia Vancouver City
20 June 1924 Age:
45
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 10/27 LIB 26.65% 8,427 of 189,728 Elig.: 57,512 Parti.: 54.98%
Winner > LIB 35.79% 11,318 (+2,891) Charles A. Woodward  m  ( 81 )
ID: 29283(F) — 12 Feb 2023 11:18 ET
→ 4 online biographical references
 
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EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Hon. John Wallace de Beque Farris, Q.C., Senator 17 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): L'hon. John Wallace de Beque Farris, c.r., sénateur 17 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia: John Wallace de Beque Farris 17 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia: John Wallace de Beque Farris 17 Nov 2023
Rev.: 17 Nov 2023 @ 17:05 ET
Gen.: 25 Apr 2024 @ 06:00 ET