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♂ James Wilson
aliasJames Wilson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 3 4
Birth 14 December 1810 → 213 years + 4 months ago
Lived 80 years + 5 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 8 months
Death 14 May 1891 → 132 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 1 month after 20 March 1871
Special notes
None
 
James Wilson (1810–1891)
© Photo 1877 H.R. Page & Co. — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
In the 1871 Ontario election, Wilson, a Conservative, ran in both Norfolk ridings in his bid to get re-elected. It didn't work, nor did his attempted comeback in 1879.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 3 6 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John F. Clarke  m 
⊖ Simpson G. McCall  m 
 		 ⊖ John B. Freeman  m 
 
Eligible: 2,352 Votes: 1,972 Participation: 83.84% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32646(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
LC
 1/2 987 50.05% +2 Loser:
LIB
 985 49.95% M.H. Foley

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,655 Votes: 1,976 Participation: 74.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32729(F) — 22 Jul 2023 21:12 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LC
 2/2 854 43.22% -268 Winner:
LIB
 1,122 56.78% John F. Clarke
Eligible: 2,639 Votes: 1,893 Participation: 71.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32730(F) — 22 Jul 2023 21:17 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LC
 2/2 884 46.70% -125 Winner:
LIB
 1,009 53.30% Simpson G. McCall
Eligible: 3,996 Votes: 2,859 Participation: 71.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32905(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
LC
 2/2 1,369 47.88% -121 Winner:
LIB
 1,490 52.12% John B. Freeman

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Wilson		 16 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Wilson		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Wilson (Ontario MPP)		 16 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Feb 2024 22:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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