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♂ James Miller Williams
aliasJames Williams
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 14 September 1818 → 205 years + 7 months ago
Lived 72 years + 2 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 25 November 1890 → 133 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 5 months after 4 June 1879
Special notes
None
 
James Miller Williams (1818–1890)
© Photo 1873 Notman & Fraser — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
In the summer of 1858, Williams struck oil when he was digging for water during a local drought in Ontario's Lambton County, becoming the first person in North America to establish a commercial oil well.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 11 8 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 3,802 Votes: 2,214 Participation: 58.23% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32625(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 1,193 53.88% +172 Loser:
LC
 1,021 46.12% ? O'Reily

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,941 Votes: 2,386 Participation: 60.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32708(F) — 22 Jul 2023 17:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 1,294 54.23% +202 Loser:
LC
 1,092 45.77% ? Brown
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 53
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32790(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,479 Votes: 4,418 Participation: 59.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32881(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 2,240 50.70% John M. Gibson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Miller Williams		 18 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Miller Williams		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Miller Williams		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 23:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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