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♂ Robert Lyon
aliasRobert Lyon
Record
37264 · 11603

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 6 July 1829 → 194 years + 9 months ago
Lived 58 years + 8 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 1 month
Death 21 March 1888 → 136 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 1 day after 20 March 1871
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 3 6 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George W. Monk  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,368 Votes: 2,087 Participation: 88.13% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32610(F) — 22 Jul 2023 15:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 987 47.29% +48 Loser:
LC
 939 44.99% J. Skead

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,575 Votes: 1,634 Participation: 63.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32693(F) — 22 Jul 2023 15:38 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
LIB
 2/2 812 49.69% -10 Winner:
LC
 822 50.31% George W. Monk

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Lyon		 25 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Lyon		 25 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Lyon (politician)		 25 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Aug 2023 22:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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