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♂ Arthur T.H. Williams
aliasArthur T.H. Williams
Record
65333 · 5906

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 4 0 4
Birth 13 June 1837 → 186 years + 11 months ago
Lived 48 years
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 2 months
Death 4 July 1885 → 138 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Arthur T.H. Williams (1837–1885)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Benjamin Seymour (c. 1806–1880) Father-in-law  
 
Well that's interesting!
As lieutenant-colonel in the Midland Battalion, Williams contributed to putting down the North-West Rebellion in 1885. Shortly after the Battle of Batoche in May, he became ill and died of fever on a steamboat on the North Saskatchewan River.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 9 15
Ontario 7 4 13 Z
TOTAL 14 1 29

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Lewis Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 2,892 Votes: 1,269 Participation: 43.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32613(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LC
 1/2 1,208 95.19% +1,147 Loser:
LIB
 61 4.81% S.S. Smith

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32696(F) — 22 Jul 2023 16:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 34
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,776 Votes: 2,633 Participation: 69.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32778(F) — 21 Oct 2023 18:42 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
LC
 1,454 55.22% John Rosevear
Eligible: 4,306 Votes: 3,090 Participation: 71.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19042(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:09 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 1,717 56.59% +400 Loser:
LREF
 1,317 43.41% Lewis Ross

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,895 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19238(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 1,638 56.58% +381 Loser:
LREF
 1,257 43.42% Lewis Ross
After his election:
4 Jul 1885 48
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Ontario
24 August 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19672(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
48		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Henry A. Ward

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams		  2 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams		  2 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams		  2 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams		  2 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams		  2 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams		  2 Feb 2024

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