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♂ Thomas L. Kennedy
aliasThomas L. Kennedy
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 92%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 11 1 12
Birth 15 August 1878 → 145 years + 8 months ago
Lived 80 years + 5 months
First mandate 20 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 2 months
Death 13 February 1959 → 65 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Thomas L. Kennedy (1878–1959)
© Photo 1948 Gilbert A. Milne — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Ted Chudleigh (c. 1943–) Grandson  
⊖ R. Douglas Kennedy (1916–2003) Nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 35 10 27 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 23
PC
 1 ✓ Party leader 70 19 Oct 1948 — 26 Apr 1949 0 6 7
2. ON 23
PC
 1 ✓ Premier 70 19 Oct 1948 — 03 May 1949 0 6 14

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 13  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Manning W. Doherty  m 
⊖ Duncan M. Marshall  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William J. Lowe  m 
 
Eligible: 13,246 Votes: 11,619 Participation: 87.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34203(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LC
 1/3 4,562 40.14% +105 Loser:
LIB
 4,457 39.22% William J. Lowe

Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,246 Votes: 10,906 Participation: 82.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34330(F) — 28 Dec 2022 20:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/2 6,087 56.34% +1,369 Loser:
UFO
 4,718 43.66% Edward Orr

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,653 Votes: 12,085 Participation: 68.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34453(F) — 8 Oct 2022 15:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/2 6,193 51.50% +361 Loser:
PROG
 5,832 48.50% Herbert J.W. Taylor

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,926 Votes: 12,485 Participation: 69.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34565(F) — 25 Feb 2022 08:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 6,737 54.27% +1,060 Loser:
LIB
 5,677 45.73% Thomas Graham
After his election:
16 Sep 1930 52
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
18		 Ontario
18 October 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34618(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,197 Votes: 16,543 Participation: 78.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34687(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LC
 2/3 7,716 46.93% -244 Winner:
LIB
 7,960 48.42% Duncan M. Marshall
Eligible: 21,547 Votes: 16,953 Participation: 78.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34782(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
59
LC
 1/3 8,228 48.88% +279 Loser:
LIB
 7,949 47.22% Duncan M. Marshall

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,016 Votes: 14,203 Participation: 61.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34881(F) — 23 Dec 2022 14:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/3 7,101 50.27% +3,331 Loser:
LIB
 3,770 26.69% John Patterson

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,970 Votes: 17,794 Participation: 68.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34972(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/3 9,923 56.19% +5,511 Loser:
LLAB
 4,412 24.98% Leslie Hancock

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,628 Votes: 19,363 Participation: 65.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35063(F) — 26 Feb 2022 09:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
PC
 1/3 9,070 47.25% +3,677 Loser:
LIB
 5,393 28.09% Robert Hiscox

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,735 Votes: 22,341 Participation: 66.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35156(F) — 24 Dec 2022 00:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
PC
 1/3 12,528 56.61% +6,817 Loser:
LIB
 5,711 25.80% Carl Flaman

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,957 Votes: 26,542 Participation: 60.38% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35251(F) — 26 Feb 2022 10:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
76
PC
 1/3 13,296 50.56% +4,600 Loser:
LIB
 8,696 33.07% Ruth Houck
After his election:
13 Feb 1959 80
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,419 Votes: 31,162 Participation: 59.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35366(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:34 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
80		 Successor:
PC
 13,278 42.98% William G. Davis

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Laird Kennedy		 22 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Laird Kennedy		 22 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Laird Kennedy		 22 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Kennedy		 22 Feb 2024

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