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♂ William C. Caldwell
aliasWilliam C. Caldwell
Record
8811 · 11638

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 7 2 9
Birth 14 May 1843 → 180 years + 11 months ago
Lived 61 years + 7 months
First mandate 23 August 1872 → 151 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 3 months
Death 7 January 1905 → 119 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 22 6 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William Mostyn  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Bennett Rosamond  m 
 		 ⊖ Richard F. Preston  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
23 August 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33066(F) — 21 Feb 2022 13:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 4 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,248 Votes: 1,800 Participation: 80.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32799(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
31
LIB
 2/2 887 49.28% -26 Winner:
LC
 913 50.72% William Mostyn
Eligible: 3,181 Votes: 2,336 Participation: 73.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32893(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 1,309 56.04% +282 Loser:
LC
 1,027 43.96% William Mostyn

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,174 Votes: 2,307 Participation: 72.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32981(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 1,247 54.19% +193 Loser:
LC
 1,054 45.81% Bennett Rosamond

Service: 3 years 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,023 Votes: 2,705 Participation: 67.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33170(F) — 14 Aug 2023 21:20 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 1,392 51.71% Daniel Hilliard
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Ontario
4 October 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33699(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
45
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 8 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,038 Votes: 2,878 Participation: 71.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33263(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LER
 1/2 1,525 53.30% +189 Loser:
LC
 1,336 46.70% Richard F. Preston

Service: 4 years 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,984 Votes: 2,991 Participation: 75.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33352(F) — 31 Dec 2022 09:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 1,473 49.56% -26 Winner:
LC
 1,499 50.44% Richard F. Preston
Eligible: 4,597 Votes: 3,812 Participation: 82.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33447(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:01 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,989 52.38% +181 Loser:
LC
 1,808 47.62% Richard F. Preston

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,365 Votes: 3,570 Participation: 81.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33540(F) — 23 Feb 2022 15:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 1,811 51.13% +80 Loser:
LC
 1,731 48.87% A.M. Greig
After his election:
7 Jan 1905 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 7 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,166 Votes: 3,150 Participation: 75.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33639(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
LC
 1,810 57.59% Richard F. Preston

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Clyde Caldwell		 31 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Clyde Caldwell		 31 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Clyde Caldwell		 31 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Jul 2023 10:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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