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♂ Thomas C. Paxton
aliasThomas C. Paxton
Record
48559 · 11656

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 0 5
Birth 27 November 1820 → 203 years + 5 months ago
Lived 66 years + 7 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 9 months
Death 3 July 1887 → 136 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 3 months after 4 March 1881
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 13 5 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 3,641 Votes: 2,886 Participation: 79.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32650(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,694 58.70% +502 Loser:
LC
 1,192 41.30% ? Gillespie

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,929 Votes: 1,733 Participation: 44.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32733(F) — 22 Jul 2023 21:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 1,279 73.80% +833 Loser:
LC
 446 25.74% ? Wright
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 51
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 5,252 Votes: 3,584 Participation: 68.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32815(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,858 51.84% +132 Loser:
LC
 1,726 48.16% P. McRae
After his election:
1 Jun 1875 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
21 June 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33083(F) — 21 Feb 2022 16:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,731 Votes: 4,298 Participation: 63.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32909(F) — 21 Feb 2022 20:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 2,244 52.21% +190 Loser:
LC
 2,054 47.79% ? Gillespie
After his election:
4 Mar 1881 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 8 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,731 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Ontario
14 June 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33112(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:38 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Frank Madill

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Paxton		 09 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Paxton		 09 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Paxton		 09 Sep 2023

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