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♂ Robert Gibbons
aliasRobert Gibbons
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 24 December 1811 → 212 years + 4 months ago
Lived 86 years + 7 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 8 months
Death 19 August 1898 → 125 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 11 months after 15 September 1873
Special notes
None
 
Robert Gibbons (1811–1898) 200x189
© Photo 1873 Notman & Fraser — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Horace Horton (1823–1902) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 3 9 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Isaac Carling  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,788 Votes: 3,106 Participation: 82.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32630(F) — 31 Jul 2023 17:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 1,558 50.16% +10 Loser:
LC
 1,548 49.84% Isaac Carling
After his election:
9 Dec 1868 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 3 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Ontario
9 December 1868
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 35529(F) — 31 Jul 2023 17:54 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Isaac Carling
Eligible: 4,069 Votes: 2,915 Participation: 71.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32713(F) — 31 Jul 2023 17:54 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 1,561 53.55% +207 Loser:
LC
 1,354 46.45% Isaac Carling
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 59
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
15 Sep 1873 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 5 months 25 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,069 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
16 October 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33072(F) — 21 Feb 2022 14:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Archibald Bishop

Online biographical references (2)

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

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Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 08:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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