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♂ William M. Shaw
aliasWilliam M. Shaw
Record
56317 · 11598

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 0 1
Birth c. 1822 → 202 years ago
Lived ± 46 years
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age ± 45 years
Death 30 December 1868 → 155 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Alexander Shaw (1833–1911) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 1 3 27 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Abraham Code  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,959 Votes: 2,087 Participation: 70.53% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32635(F) — 21 Feb 2022 12:45 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±45
LC
 1/4 1,294 62.00% +503 Loser:
LIB
 791 37.90% Abraham Code
After his election:
30 Dec 1868 ±46
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Ontario
4 February 1869
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 33035(F) — 21 Feb 2022 12:18 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±46		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Abraham Code

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
W McNairn Shaw		 24 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William McNairn Shaw		 24 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William McNairn Shaw		 24 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William McNairn Shaw		 24 Sep 2023

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