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♂ George B. Nicholson
aliasGeorge B. Nicholson
Record
46160 · 10565

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 17 March 1868 → 156 years + 1 month ago
Lived 66 years + 9 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 9 months
Death 1 January 1935 → 89 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 9 3 7

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Beniah Bowman  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John W. Carruthers  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,338 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21327(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
UNIO
 1/2 4,742 56.87% +1,146 Loser:
LL
 3,596 43.13% Lawrence O'Connor

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,296 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21588(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
NLCP
 2/3 4,194 34.11% -813 Winner:
LIB
 5,007 40.72% John W. Carruthers
Eligible: 17,367 Votes: 11,874 Participation: 68.37% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21859(F) — 27 Jun 2023 07:55 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
57
LC
 1/2 6,209 52.29% +544 Loser:
LIB
 5,665 47.71% John W. Carruthers
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 58
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 17,367 Votes: 13,052 Participation: 75.15% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22111(F) — 10 Sep 2022 17:47 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LC
 2/2 6,143 47.07% -766 Winner:
UFO
 6,909 52.93% Beniah Bowman
Eligible: 17,879 Votes: 14,165 Participation: 79.23% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22385(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:43 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
62
LC
 1/2 7,231 51.05% +297 Loser:
LIB
 6,934 48.95% Beniah Bowman
After his election:
1 Jan 1935 66
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 5 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,617 Votes: 10,552 Participation: 72.19% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22657(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 5,816 55.12% Thomas Farquhar

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Brecken Nicholson, M.P.		 04 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Brecken Nicholson, député		 04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Nicholson (politician)		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 15:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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