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♂ Robert H. Preston
aliasRobert H. Preston
Record
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Irish-Canadian   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 15 March 1840 → 184 years + 1 month ago
Lived 86 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 10 months
Death 18 December 1926 → 97 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 5 months after 25 June 1894
Special notes
None
 

Robert H. Preston (1840–1926)
No photo available
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Richard F. Preston (1860–1929) Brother  
⊖ Benjamin Tett (1798–1878) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 15 8 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 3,159 Votes: 2,523 Participation: 79.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32802(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LC
 1/2 1,481 58.70% +439 Loser:
LIB
 1,042 41.30% R. Fields

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,168 Votes: 2,393 Participation: 57.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32896(F) — 8 Oct 2023 11:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
LC
 1,362 56.92% William Richardson
Eligible: 4,111 Votes: 2,840 Participation: 69.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32984(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:16 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
42
LC
 1/2 1,553 55.09% +287 Loser:
LIB
 1,266 44.91% William H. Fredenburgh

Service: 3 years 10 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,110 Votes: 3,591 Participation: 70.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33172(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/2 1,964 54.86% +348 Loser:
LIB
 1,616 45.14% William H. Fredenburgh

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,531 Votes: 3,191 Participation: 57.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33265(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/2 1,813 57.10% +451 Loser:
LIB
 1,362 42.90% W.J. Webster

Service: 4 years 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,617 Votes: 3,652 Participation: 65.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33354(F) — 31 Dec 2022 09:51 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LC
 1,999 55.14% Walter Beatty

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Henry Preston		 29 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Henry Preston		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Henry Preston		 29 Mar 2024

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