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♂ Thomas F. Gillespie
aliasThomas F. Gillespie
Record
23035 · 10990

Irish-Canadian    Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
New Brunswick 3 3 6
Total 3 4 7
Birth 15 December 1838 → 185 years + 4 months ago
Lived 54 years + 7 months
First mandate 29 June 1870 → 153 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 6 months
Death 8 August 1893 → 130 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 3 months after 25 April 1886
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
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 11 8 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
12 documented challengers
⊖ Michael Adams  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ Allan A. Davidson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ D.A. Ernest Hutchison  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William M. Kelly  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William A. Park  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Swim  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John P. Burchill  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Jacob C. Gough  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John M. Johnson  m 
⊖ John V. Morrissy  m 
⊖ Richard Sutton  m 
⊖ Lemuel J. Tweedie  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,552 Votes: 1,983 Participation: 77.70% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17590(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
28
CONS
 2/2 757 38.17% -469 Winner:
LIB
 1,226 61.83% John M. Johnson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,497 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
29 June 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31975(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
CONS
 4/7 902 55.54% +145 Loser:
CONS
 757 46.61% Allan A. Davidson

Service: 3 years 11 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,484 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
13 June 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31990(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
CONS
 7/7 1,009 47.57% -295 Winner:
IND
 1,304 61.48% William Swim
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,625 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
8 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32029(F) — 10 Feb 2022 12:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
39
CONS
 3/7 1,332 69.88% +408 Loser:
LIB
 924 48.48% Lemuel J. Tweedie

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,805 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
22 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32050(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 3/6 1,076 63.26% +212 Loser:
IND
 864 50.79% D.A. Ernest Hutchison

Service: 3 years 10 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,582 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32082(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
CONS
 6/6 1,574 59.49% -172 Winner:
LIB
 1,746 65.99% Lemuel J. Tweedie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,529 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
16 March 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32093(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
CONS
 3/3 292 11.55% -872 Winner:
LIB
 1,164 46.03% John P. Burchill

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Thomas F. Gillespie		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas F. Gillespie		 24 Dec 2023

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