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♂ William Craig
aliasWilliam Craig
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 16 May 1828 → 195 years + 11 months ago
Lived 68 years + 7 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 3 months
Death 1 January 1897 → 127 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 11 months after 17 January 1875
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 7 4 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 2,857 Votes: 1,970 Participation: 68.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32664(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LC
 1/3 1,287 65.33% +818 Loser:
LIB
 469 23.81% J.L. O'Hanley

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,684 Votes: 1,507 Participation: 56.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32747(F) — 22 Jul 2023 23:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LC
 1/3 773 51.29% +46 Loser:
LIB
 727 48.24% Ira Morgan
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 43
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,542 Votes: 1,739 Participation: 49.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32829(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:07 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LC
 1,066 61.30% Adam J. Baker

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Craig		 03 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Craig		 03 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Craig (Canadian politician)		 03 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Aug 2023 10:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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