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♂ William J. Paul
aliasWilliam J. Paul
Record
48514 · 10540

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 9 July 1854 → 169 years + 9 months ago
Lived 75 years + 1 month
First mandate 25 January 1905 → 119 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 6 months
Death 1 September 1929 → 94 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 8 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 

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 10 2 13
Ontario 6 7 4 Z
TOTAL 16 9 18

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John P. Vrooman  m 
 
 
Eligible: 4,332 Votes: 2,147 Participation: 49.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33598(F) — 30 Dec 2022 12:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LC
 1/2 1,384 64.58% +625 Loser:
LIB
 759 35.42% Hiram Keech

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33786(F) — 10 Oct 2022 10:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Sep 1911 57
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 2 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,574 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21107(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 2,580 56.41% +586 Loser:
LIB
 1,994 43.59% John P. Vrooman

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33894(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. William D. Black
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,372 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21365(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
UNIO
 1/2 3,477 64.72% +1,582 Loser:
LL
 1,895 35.28% Edward W. Grange

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,341 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21622(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
PROG
 4,735 50.69% Edward J. Sexsmith

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William James Paul		 01 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William James Paul		 01 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William James Paul, M.P.		 01 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William James Paul, député		 01 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William James Paul		 01 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Sep 2023 14:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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