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♂ Lawrence Alexander Wilson
aliasLawrence Wilson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Canada 3 0 3
Birth 14 June 1863 → 160 years + 11 months ago
Lived 70 years + 8 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 62 years + 4 months
Death 3 March 1934 → 90 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 7 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 
Lawrence Alexander Wilson (1863–1934)
© Photo Pierre Baker via Parlinfo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Maurice Perrault (1857–1909) Brother-in-law  
 
Well that's interesting!
Re-elected for a second term in Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Wilson, a federal Liberal from Québec, intended to retire and thus resigned his seat in February 1929. However, he was persuaded to run in the by-election held in July to succeed himself, which he did. But he held his ground in 1930 and did not re-offer in the general election, instead being named to the Senate.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Québec (1930–1934) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
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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 4 3 0

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 10,879 Votes: 7,241 Participation: 66.56% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22004(F) — 28 Jun 2023 08:15 ET
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 → New to Parliament
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 5,554 76.70% +3,867 Loser:
LC
 1,687 23.30% Eugène Leroux
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 63
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,879 Votes: 7,239 Participation: 66.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22257(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/2 5,391 74.47% +3,543 Loser:
LC
 1,848 25.53% Eugène Leroux
After his election:
1 Feb 1929 65
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 4 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,879 Votes: 6,481 Participation: 59.57% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Québec
29 July 1929
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22311(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
66
LIB
 1/3 4,409 68.03% +2,643 Loser:
ILIB
 1,766 27.25% Saul Paton

Service: 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,429 Votes: 8,463 Participation: 81.15% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22531(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
LIB
 4,313 50.96% Joseph Thauvette

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Lawrence Alexander Wilson, M.P., Senator		  9 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Lawrence Alexander Wilson, député, sénateur		  9 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Lawrence Alexander Wilson		  9 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Lawrence Alexander Wilson		  9 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Apr 2024 22:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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