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♂ William Barber
aliasWilliam Barber
Record
2621 · 11620

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth c. March 1808 → 216 years + 2 months ago
Lived ± 79 years
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age ± 59 years
Death 26 August 1887 → 136 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 1 month after 30 June 1875
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John R. Barber (1841–1917) Nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 9 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William D. Lyon  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,583 Votes: 2,748 Participation: 76.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32624(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±59
LIB
 1/2 1,556 56.62% +364 Loser:
LC
 1,192 43.38% ? Kerr

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,709 Votes: 2,133 Participation: 57.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32707(F) — 22 Jul 2023 13:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±63
LIB
 1/3 1,194 55.98% +255 Loser:
LC
 939 44.02% William D. Lyon
After his election:
1 Apr 1871 ±63
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,488 Votes: 3,060 Participation: 68.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32789(F) — 21 Feb 2022 18:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±66
LIB
 1/2 1,609 52.58% +158 Loser:
LC
 1,451 47.42% W.C. Beaty
After his election:
30 Jun 1875 ±67
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 5 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,488 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
2 November 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33097(F) — 21 Feb 2022 17:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±67		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. William D. Lyon

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Barber		 26 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Barber		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Barber (Ontario politician)		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 21:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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