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♂ James Craig
aliasJames Craig
Record
13241 · 11611

Protestant   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 15 February 1823 → 201 years + 2 months ago
Lived 51 years + 8 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 6 months
Death 10 November 1874 → 149 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James J. Craig (1855–1929) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 2 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Roderick R. McLennan  m 
 		 ⊖ Archibald McNab  m 
 
Eligible: 2,453 Votes: 2,026 Participation: 82.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32619(F) — 3 Aug 2023 10:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LC
 1/2 1,149 56.71% +272 Loser:
LIB
 877 43.29% Archibald McNab

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,516 Votes: 1,819 Participation: 72.30% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32702(F) — 3 Aug 2023 10:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/2 962 52.89% +105 Loser:
LIB
 857 47.11% Roderick R. McLennan
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 48
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
10 Nov 1874 51
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,974 Votes: 2,203 Participation: 74.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32784(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
51		 Successor:
ILIB
 1,125 51.07% Alexander J. Grant

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Craig		 03 Aug 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Craig		 03 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Craig		 03 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Craig (Canadian politician)		 03 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Aug 2023 10:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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