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♂ John W.D. Farris
aliasJohn W.D. Farris
Record
19293 · 10673

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 3 6
Birth 3 December 1878 → 145 years + 4 months ago
Lived 91 years + 2 months
First mandate 14 September 1916 → 107 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 9 months
Death 25 February 1970 → 54 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 8 months after 19 June 1924
Special notes
None
 
John W.D. Farris (1878–1970) 200x323
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Laughlin P. Farris (1843–1925) Father  
⊖ John Ferris (1811–1884) Grandfather  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 7 8 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
29 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Bowser  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ John S. Cowper  m 
⊖ James F. Garden  m 
⊖ Samuel L. Howe  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas H. Kirk  m 
⊖ Alexander H.B. MacGowan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Ian A. Mackenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph Martin  m 
⊖ Wm. Wallace B. McInnes  m 
⊖ Robert P. McLennan  m 
⊖ Christopher McRae  m 
⊖ James Ramsay  m 
⊖ Ralph Smith  m 
⊖ Charles E. Tisdall  m 
⊖ Charles A. Woodward  m 
 		 ⊖ Francis L. Carter-Cotton  m 
⊖ Andrew M. Creery  m 
⊖ Alexander Henderson  m 
⊖ Eugene T. Kingsley  m 
⊖ Malcolm A. MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Angus MacInnis  m 
⊖ Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m 
⊖ George A. McGuire  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John W. McIntosh  m 
⊖ Alexander D. McRae  m 
⊖ Victor W. Odlum  m 
⊖ Mary Ellen S. Smith  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert G. Tatlow  m 
⊖ James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth  m 
 
Eligible: 9,747 Votes: 30,173 Participation: 61.91% Candidacies: 17
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28910(F) — 19 Jan 2024 08:09 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
28
LIB
 9/17 2,096 34.73% -898 Winner:
LC
 2,994 49.61% George A. McGuire
Eligible: 3,060 Votes: 1,585 Participation: 51.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28942(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 2/2 667 42.08% -251 Winner:
LC
 918 57.92% Francis L. Carter-Cotton
Eligible: 27,578 Votes: 95,705 Participation: 57.84% Candidacies: 19
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29023(F) — 3 Mar 2022 08:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 4/19 7,881 49.41% +876 Loser:
LIB
 7,005 43.92% Patrick Donnelly
After his election:
23 May 1917 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,578 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
23 June 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29041(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,768 Votes: 202,205 Participation: 63.87% Candidacies: 28
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29239(F) — 19 Sep 2022 23:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 3/28 12,550 37.24% +2,162 Loser:
LIB
 10,388 30.82% John P. Dougherty

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,512 Votes: 189,728 Participation: 54.98% Candidacies: 27
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29283(F) — 12 Feb 2023 11:18 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 10/27 8,427 26.65% -644 Winner:
PROV
 9,071 28.69% Andrew M. Creery

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Wallace de Beque Farris, Q.C., Senator		 17 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Wallace de Beque Farris, c.r., sénateur		 17 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Wallace de Beque Farris		 17 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Wallace de Beque Farris		 17 Nov 2023

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