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♂ James Ryan
aliasJames Ryan
Record
54524 · 10650

Wesleyan   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 4 1 5
Birth 15 March 1821 → 203 years + 1 month ago
Lived 71 years
First mandate 9 July 1870 → 153 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 3 months
Death 30 March 1892 → 132 years ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 9 months after 31 May 1878
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
New Brunswick 7 8 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
8 documented challengers
⊖ John Lewis  m 
⊖ Abner R. McClelan  m 
⊖ Rufus Palmer  m 
⊖ Alexander Rogers  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William J. Lewis  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Martin B. Palmer  m 
⊖ Charles A. Peck  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Gaius S. Turner  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,490 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
29 May 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35639(F) — 16 Jun 2023 19:52 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
CONS
 4/5 247 19.84% -597 Winner:
CONF
 844 67.79% John Lewis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,547 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
9 July 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31969(F) — 16 Jun 2023 19:52 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 2/6 699 54.87% +342 Loser:
IND
 357 28.02% J. Beattie

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,955 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
13 June 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31984(F) — 10 Feb 2022 10:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 2/6 708 47.90% +194 Loser:
LIB
 514 34.78% Martin B. Palmer
After his election:
1 Aug 1875 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,093 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
28 August 1875
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32017(F) — 10 Feb 2022 12:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 2/4 781 50.48% +26 Loser:
IND
 755 48.80% William J. Lewis
After his election:
20 Dec 1875 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 3 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,758 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
18 January 1876
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32018(F) — 6 Mar 2023 19:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 2/4 923 49.12% +20 Loser:
IND
 903 48.06% William J. Lewis

Service: 2 years 4 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,677 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
21 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32022(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
CONS
 1,120 60.90% Gaius S. Turner

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Ryan		 03 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Ryan (Canadian politician)		 03 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Oct 2023 11:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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