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Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

♂ Sir Richard William Scott
aliasRichard Scott

Record
55738 · 11662

∞1

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate

Deceased

Performance: 100%

	✓	✗	∑
Ontario	3	0	3

Birth	24 February 1825 → 199 years + 2 months ago
Lived	88 years + 1 month
First mandate	3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago ↳ at age 42 years + 6 months
Death	23 April 1913 → 111 years ago
Exit → Death	39 years + 4 months after 4 December 1873

Special notes
None
Sir Richard William Scott (1825–1913) © Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Ian G. Scott (1934–2006)	Great-grandson

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.	✗
Canadian Senate	Ontario (1874–1913) Died in office
Legis. Council	✗
	✗
Deputy Minister	✗

Auto. Region	✗
Mayor/Reeve	Ottawa, Ontario (1852)
Mun./Co. Council	✗
School Board	✗
Blank/Vide	✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature	years	months	days	years	months	days	years	months	days
Legislature	Total			Government			Opposition
Ontario	6	2	16	Z

Leadership roles

									Duration
#	Legislature		Party	M	Int	Role	Age	Dates	y	m	d
1.	ON	2	LIB	1	✓	Speaker	46	07 Dec 1871 — 20 Dec 1871	0	0	13
2.	CA	2	LIB	1		Minister	48–49	07 Nov 1873 — 01 Aug 1874	0	8	25
3.	CA	2–3	LIB	1		Minister	48–53	09 Jan 1874 — 08 Oct 1878	4	8	29
4.	CA	3	LIB	1	✓	Minister	51	07 Oct 1876 — 23 Oct 1876	0	0	16
5.	CA	3	LIB	1	✓	Minister	51	07 Oct 1876 — 23 Oct 1876	0	0	16
6.	CA	8–10	LIB	2		Minister	71–83	13 Jul 1896 — 08 Oct 1908	12	2	25
7.	CA	8	LIB	2	✓	Minister	71	17 Jul 1896 — 16 Nov 1896	0	3	30
8.	CA	8	LIB	2	✓	Minister	71	17 Jul 1896 — 16 Nov 1896	0	3	30
2. Without portfolio 3. Secretary of State of Canada 4. Interior [Int] 5. Indian Affairs [Int] 6. Secretary of State of Canada 7. Interior [Int] 8. Indian Affairs [Int]

Electoral history

Races	3
Path points	4

Documented challenger
None

Details: Ottawa

Eligible:

2,839

Votes:

1,178

Participation:

41.49%

Candidacies:

2

Provincial 1	Ontario 3 September 1867 General First-past-the-post
Gov't	LC
ID: 32652(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET

✓	→ New to this legislature
Age 42	LIB	1/2	810	68.76%	+442	Loser:	LC	368	31.24%	H.J. Friel
Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)

Details: Ottawa

Eligible:

2,717

Votes:

752

Participation:

27.68%

Candidacies:

2

Provincial 2	Ontario 21 March 1871 General First-past-the-post
Gov't	LC LIB 18 Dec 1871
ID: 32735(F) — 22 Jul 2023 21:45 ET

✓

Re-elected incumbent

Age
46

LIB

1/2

574

76.33%

+396

Loser:

LC

178

23.67%

G.H. Preston

After his election:

18 Dec 1871	46	LC	→	LIB	Change of government (became part of government)
21 Dec 1871	46	LIB	→	Vac.	Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election

Service: 9 months (Oppo. & Gov't)

Details: Ottawa

Eligible:

n/a

Votes:

0

Participation:

n/a

Candidacy:

1

Provincial 2	Ontario 4 January 1872 By-Election First-past-the-post
Gov't	LIB
ID: 33060(F) — 11 Oct 2022 11:10 ET

✓

Re-elected incumbent

Age
46

LIB

1/1

By acclamation

After his election:

4 Dec 1873

48

LIB

→

Vac.

To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)

Service: 1 year 11 months (Gov't)

Details: Ottawa

Eligible:

n/a

Votes:

0

Participation:

n/a

Candidacy:

1

Provincial 2	Ontario 18 January 1874 By-Election First-past-the-post
Gov't	LIB
ID: 33077(F) — 11 Oct 2022 12:58 ET

—	Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age 48						Successor:	LAB	Acclam.		Daniel J. O'Donoghue

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.		Retrieved on
EN	Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members Richard William Scott	15 Apr 2024
FR	Assembl�e l�gislative de l'Ontario: Membres Richard William Scott	15 Apr 2024
EN	Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo) The Hon. Sir Richard William Scott, P.C., Senator	15 Apr 2024
FR	Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo) L'hon. sir Richard William Scott, C.P., s�nateur	15 Apr 2024
EN	Wikipedia Richard William Scott	15 Apr 2024
FR	Wikip�dia Richard William Scott	15 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01

Rev.: 15 Apr 2024 22:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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