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♂ John James Fraser
aliasJohn James Fraser
Record
21042 · 11029

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
New Brunswick 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 1 August 1829 → 194 years + 8 months ago
Lived 67 years + 3 months
First mandate 3 August 1872 → 151 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 43 years
Death 24 November 1896 → 127 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 5 months after 31 May 1882
Special notes
None
 
John James Fraser (1829–1896)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Charles Fisher (1808–1880) Father-in-law
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 9 8 16 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 23–24
CONS
 1 Party leader 48–52 01 May 1878 — 24 May 1882 4 0 23
2. NB 24
CONS
 1 Premier 48–52 01 Jun 1878 — 24 May 1882 3 11 23
3. NB 24
CONS
 1 Minister 48–52 01 Jun 1878 — 24 May 1882 3 11 23
 3. Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
11 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas F. Barker  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Andrew G. Blair  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hiram Dow  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William H. Needham  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert Robinson  m 
⊖ Frederick P. Thompson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. Beckwith  m 
⊖ George J. Colter  m 
⊖ Charles Fisher  m 
⊖ John Pickard  m 
⊖ Alexander Thompson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,744 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
1 June 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35653(F) — 17 Jun 2023 09:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
CONF
 5/6 1,085 40.39% -1,042 Winner:
CONF
 2,127 79.19% John A. Beckwith
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
3 August 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32011(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
43
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,812 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
16 June 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31998(F) — 17 Sep 2021 20:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/8 2,536 79.18% +1,123 Loser:
LIB
 1,413 44.11% Frederick P. Thompson

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,120 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
25 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32037(F) — 17 Nov 2023 23:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
CONS
 3/6 2,178 71.88% +288 Loser:
CONS
 1,890 62.38% Thomas F. Barker

Service: 3 years 11 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,708 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
1 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32058(F) — 2 Aug 2023 19:40 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 1,637 55.93% Frederick P. Thompson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,801 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19207(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:54 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
ICON
 2/2 1,442 37.94% -917 Winner:
ILIB
 2,359 62.06% John Pickard

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Fraser, John James		 16 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Fraser, John James		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John James Fraser		 16 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
John James Fraser		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 12:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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