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♂ William George Clark
aliasWilliam Clark
Record
11328 · 10108

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
New Brunswick 0 1 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 1 October 1865 → 158 years + 6 months ago
Lived 82 years + 3 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 70 years
Death 18 January 1948 → 76 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 9 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
William George Clark (1865–1948)
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor New Brunswick (1940–1945)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Frederiction, New Brunswick (1925–1935)
Mun./Co. Council Frederiction, New Brunswick (1917–1925)
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 5 10

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Benjamin H. Dougan  m 
⊖ Richard B. Hanson  m 
⊖ Charles D. Richards  m 
⊖ Ernest W. Stairs  m 
 		 ⊖ Stewart E. Durling  m 
⊖ Marcus L. Jewett  m 
⊖ James M. Scott  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,280 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32366(F) — 12 Feb 2022 10:34 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
64
LIB
 5/8 5,870 43.26% -1,840 Winner:
CONS
 7,710 56.82% Charles D. Richards
Eligible: 24,820 Votes: 19,844 Participation: 79.95% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 New Brunswick
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22643(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
70
LIB
 1/3 9,296 46.85% +254 Loser:
LC
 9,042 45.57% Richard B. Hanson

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,887 Votes: 20,260 Participation: 75.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 New Brunswick
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22920(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:20 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
74		 Successor:
NATG
 10,352 51.10% Richard B. Hanson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William George Clark, M.P.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William George Clark, député		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William George Clark (politician)		 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
William George Clark		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 16:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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