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♂ Henry E. Clarke
aliasHenry E. Clarke
Record
11377 · 11596

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 20 March 1829 → 195 years + 1 month ago
Lived 63 years
First mandate 27 February 1883 → 141 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 11 months
Death 25 March 1892 → 132 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
Clarke is said to have "died suddenly while speaking in the assembly."
 

Henry E. Clarke (1829–1892)
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
Ontario 9 0 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Bell  m 
⊖ John Leys  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward F. Clarke  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph Tait  m 
 
Eligible: 11,453 Votes: 5,134 Participation: 44.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33017(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:39 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LC
 1/2 2,634 52.05% +207 Loser:
LAB
 2,427 47.95% ? Carter

Service: 3 years 10 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,306 Votes: 26,950 Participation: 40.53% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33205(F) — 31 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 2/5 6,883 76.62% +2,828 Loser:
LAB
 4,055 45.14% Charles March

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,265 Votes: 31,400 Participation: 36.28% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33297(F) — 26 Aug 2023 18:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LC
 2/7 5,542 52.95% +345 Loser:
LIB
 5,197 49.65% Alfred McDougall
After his election:
25 Mar 1892 63
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Ontario
29 April 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33717(F) — 22 Feb 2022 07:33 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Nelson G. Bigelow

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Henry Edward Clarke		 23 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Henry Edward Clarke		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Henry Edward Clarke		 23 Dec 2023

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