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♂ James Mitchell
aliasJames Mitchell
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 6 0 6
Birth 16 March 1843 → 181 years + 1 month ago
Lived 54 years + 8 months
First mandate 1 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 2 months
Death 15 December 1897 → 126 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
New Brunswick 15 6 9 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 29
LIB
 1 Premier 53–54 17 Jul 1896 — 28 Oct 1897 1 3 11
2. NB 29
LIB
 1 Party leader 53–54 17 Jul 1896 — 28 Oct 1897 1 3 11
3. NB 29
LIB
 1 Minister 53–54 17 Jul 1896 — 28 Oct 1897 1 3 11
 3. Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Cottrell  m 
⊖ William Douglas  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George F. Hill  m 
⊖ John McAdam  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James Russell  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Joseph Donald  m 
⊖ George F. Hibbard  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James E. Lynott  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James O'Brien  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,797 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 14
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
1 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32045(F) — 5 Aug 2023 22:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 3/14 915 41.61% +136 Loser:
CONS
 779 35.43% William Douglas
After his election:
10 Mar 1883 39
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
26 March 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32066(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,394 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32077(F) — 5 Aug 2023 22:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 2/7 1,465 69.80% +341 Loser:
IND
 1,124 53.55% James E. Lynott

Service: 3 years 8 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
12 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32101(F) — 5 Aug 2023 22:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,498 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
28		 New Brunswick
22 October 1892
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32122(F) — 5 Sep 2023 10:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/8 2,496 73.96% +1,099 Loser:
CONS
 1,397 41.39% George Grimmer

Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
9 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32143(F) — 5 Sep 2023 10:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 2/4 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Dec 1897 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 2 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
15 January 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32163(F) — 14 Jun 2023 19:08 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
54		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. John D. Chipman

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
James Mitchell (Canadian politician)		 05 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Mitchell (homme politique canadien)		 05 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Sep 2023 10:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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