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♂ James S. Smith
aliasJames S. Smith
Record
57581 · 11648

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 27 December 1816 → 207 years + 4 months ago
Lived 80 years + 9 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 8 months
Death 4 October 1897 → 126 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 8 months after 17 January 1875
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Alexander W. Smith (1856–1913) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 4 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John McDougall  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,926 Votes: 2,481 Participation: 84.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32642(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 1,084 43.69% +38 Loser:
LC
 1,046 42.16% John McDougall

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,278 Votes: 2,273 Participation: 69.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32725(F) — 22 Jul 2023 20:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,286 56.58% +299 Loser:
LC
 987 43.42% ? McIntosh
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 54
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,918 Votes: 2,851 Participation: 72.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32807(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/2 1,286 45.11% -279 Winner:
LC
 1,565 54.89% John McDougall

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Sinclair Smith		 23 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Sinclair Smith		 23 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Sinclair Smith		 23 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Sep 2023 12:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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