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♂ William A. Quinton
aliasWilliam A. Quinton
Record
51268 · 11095

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 2 1 3
Birth 4 April 1845 → 179 years ago
Lived 81 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 2 months
Death 7 February 1927 → 97 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 19 days after 19 January 1890
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James Quinton (1821–1874) Father  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 7 6 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
9 documented challengers
⊖ John A. Chesley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Harrison A. McKeown  m 
⊖ Robert J. Ritchie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Shaw  m 
⊖ Edward Willis  m 
 		 ⊖ William Elder  m 
⊖ David McLellan  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James Rourke  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Alfred A. Stockton  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,319 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
22 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32054(F) — 10 Feb 2022 20:27 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 4/8 1,897 49.53% +181 Loser:
CONS
 1,716 44.80% James Rourke

Service: 3 years 10 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,545 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32086(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 3/9 2,552 52.23% +464 Loser:
CONS
 2,088 42.73% James Rourke

Service: 3 years 8 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,668 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32110(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 6/8 4,044 45.35% -815 Winner:
CONS
 4,859 54.49% William Shaw

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William A. Quinton		 09 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Sep 2023 10:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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