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♂ James Morris
aliasJames Morris
Record
44718 · 7429

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 16 December 1857 → 166 years + 6 months ago
Lived 73 years + 5 months
First mandate 11 October 1913 → 110 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 9 months
Death 12 June 1931 → 93 years ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 5 months after 16 December 1917
Special notes
None
 

James Morris (1857–1931)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve St-Chrysostome, Québec
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 4 2 5

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James P. Brown  m 
⊖ James A. Robb  m 
 		 ⊖ Sydney Fisher  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,522 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21168(F) — 23 Jan 2022 18:54 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
53
CONS
 2/2 1,241 49.21% -40 Winner:
LIB
 1,281 50.79% James P. Brown
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,679 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Québec
11 October 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21256(F) — 1 Jul 2023 17:20 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 1,412 52.71% +145 Loser:
LIB
 1,267 47.29% Sydney A. Fisher
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 59
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 2 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,865 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21426(F) — 23 Jan 2022 21:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
UNIO
 2/3 1,990 33.93% -1,845 Winner:
LL
 3,835 65.39% James A. Robb

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Morris		  1 Jun 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Morris, M.P.		  1 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Morris, député		  1 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Morris (Quebec politician)		  1 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Morris (député canadien)		  1 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jun 2024 07:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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