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♂ Absalom Greeley
aliasAbsalom Greeley
Record
24320 · 11293

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 0 1
Birth 18 April 1823 → 201 years ago
Lived 62 years + 6 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 4 months
Death 28 October 1885 → 138 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 4 months after 1 June 1870
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
Ontario 2 8 28 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 3,575 Votes: 2,736 Participation: 76.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32661(F) — 21 Feb 2022 12:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 1,605 58.66% +474 Loser:
LC
 1,131 41.34% ? Solmes
After his election:
1 Jun 1870 47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 8 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Ontario
29 June 1870
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 33037(F) — 21 Feb 2022 12:19 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. William Anderson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Absalom Greeley		 09 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Absalom Greeley		 09 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Absalom Greeley		 09 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Aug 2023 18:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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