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♂ Richard Franklin Preston
aliasRichard Franklin Preston
Record
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Irish-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 62%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Ontario 5 3 8
Total 8 5 13
Birth 24 October 1860 → 163 years + 6 months ago
Lived 68 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 June 1894 → 129 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 8 months
Death 8 February 1929 → 95 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Richard Franklin Preston (1860–1929)
© Photo John Castell — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Robert H. Preston (1840–1926) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 2 3
Ontario 18 4 23 Z
TOTAL 24 6 27

Electoral history

Races 13  
Path points 14  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas B. Caldwell  m 
⊖ John G. Haggart  m 
 		 ⊖ William C. Caldwell  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Hiram McCreary  m 
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
29
LC
 2/2 1,336 46.70% -189 Winner:
LER
 1,525 53.30% William C. Caldwell
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LC
 1/2 1,499 50.44% +26 Loser:
LIB
 1,473 49.56% William C. Caldwell

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Oppo.)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
LC
 2/2 1,808 47.62% -181 Winner:
LIB
 1,989 52.38% William C. Caldwell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,636 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20363(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
40
CONS
 2/2 1,626 44.72% -384 Winner:
CONS
 2,010 55.28% John G. Haggart
Eligible: 4,293 Votes: 3,401 Participation: 79.22% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20611(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
CONS
 2/2 1,656 49.21% -53 Winner:
LIB
 1,709 50.79% Thomas B. Caldwell
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
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
44
LC
 1/2 1,810 57.59% +477 Loser:
LIB
 1,333 42.41% A.H. Edwards

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,530 Votes: 3,582 Participation: 79.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33827(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LC
 1/2 2,017 56.61% +471 Loser:
LIB
 1,546 43.39% Robert Galbraith

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33934(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,561 Votes: 3,234 Participation: 70.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34045(F) — 29 Dec 2022 14:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/2 1,666 51.88% +121 Loser:
LIB
 1,545 48.12% Robert Patterson

Service: 5 years 3 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,310 Votes: 7,247 Participation: 77.84% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34178(F) — 8 Oct 2023 11:41 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LC
 2/3 2,798 39.68% -83 Winner:
UFO
 2,881 40.85% Hiram McCreary
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,545 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
4 December 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21778(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
62
LC
 1/2 8,497 54.66% +1,449 Loser:
LIB
 7,048 45.34% David Findlay

Service: 2 years 10 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,933 Votes: 12,036 Participation: 60.38% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21891(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LC
 1/2 7,620 63.31% +3,204 Loser:
IND
 4,416 36.69% Duncan H. Gemmell
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 65
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 19,933 Votes: 13,030 Participation: 65.37% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22143(F) — 31 Aug 2022 21:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LC
 1/2 8,122 62.33% +3,214 Loser:
LIBP
 4,908 37.67% George W. Buchanan
After his election:
8 Feb 1929 68
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 4 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,933 Votes: 12,856 Participation: 64.50% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
29 July 1929
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22309(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
ICON
 7,174 55.80% William S. Murphy

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Richard Franklin Preston		 29 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Richard Franklin Preston		 29 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Franklin Preston, M.P.		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Franklin Preston, député		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Franklin Preston		 29 Mar 2024

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