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♂ George H. Cowan
aliasGeorge H. Cowan
Record
13123 · 6873

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 17 June 1858 → 165 years + 11 months ago
Lived 77 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 4 months
Death 20 September 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 
George H. Cowan (1858–1935) 200x282
© Photo 1912 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 10 24

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ William Bowser  m 
⊖ "Fighting Joe" Martin  m 
⊖ Wallace McInnes  m 
 		 ⊖ E.T. Kingsley  m 
⊖ George R. Maxwell  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,136 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 British Columbia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20061(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
CONS
 2/3 1,214 38.71% -298 Winner:
LIB
 1,512 48.21% George R. Maxwell
Eligible: 11,140 Votes: 11,136 Participation: 99.96% Candidacies: 4
Federal
11		 British Columbia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20788(F) — 19 Sep 2022 13:12 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 1/4 4,621 42.11% +1,582 Loser:
LIB
 3,039 27.69% Wm. Wallace B. McInnes

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,754 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
12		 British Columbia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21026(F) — 5 Jul 2023 12:03 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
CONS
 6,902 58.72% Henry H. Stevens

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Henry Cowan, M.P.		  9 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Henry Cowan, député		  9 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Henry Cowan		  9 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
George Henry Cowan		  9 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jan 2024 21:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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