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♂ Adam Crooks
aliasAdam Crooks
Record
13517 · 11681

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 2 7
Birth 11 December 1827 → 196 years + 4 months ago
Lived 58 years
First mandate 21 March 1871 → 153 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 43 years + 3 months
Death 28 December 1885 → 138 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 10 months after 14 February 1884
Special notes
None
 
Adam Crooks (1827–1885)
© Photo 1873 Notman & Fraser — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James Crooks (1778–1860) Father  
 
Well that's interesting!
The political career of this Ontario Liberal MPP ended in 1884 when he was declared "incurably insane."
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 12 2 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Matthew C. Cameron  m 
 		 ⊖ John Wallis  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,747 Votes: 2,513 Participation: 52.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32669(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 1,074 42.74% -365 Winner:
LC
 1,439 57.26% John Wallis
Eligible: 5,407 Votes: 2,803 Participation: 51.84% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32752(F) — 23 Jul 2023 00:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 1,487 53.05% +171 Loser:
LC
 1,316 46.95% John Wallis
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 44
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
20 Dec 1871 44
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 29 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
9 January 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33063(F) — 11 Oct 2022 11:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,312 Votes: 3,435 Participation: 54.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32833(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 2/3 1,579 45.97% -270 Winner:
LC
 1,849 53.83% Matthew C. Cameron
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
11 September 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33089(F) — 21 Feb 2022 16:53 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
47
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 8 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,504 Votes: 2,660 Participation: 48.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32913(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 1,775 66.73% +940 Loser:
IND
 835 31.39% ?? Brown

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,821 Votes: 3,068 Participation: 52.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33001(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 1,640 53.77% +230 Loser:
LC
 1,410 46.23% ? Williams
After his election:
14 Feb 1884 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Ontario
5 March 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33123(F) — 23 Jul 2023 00:52 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. George A. Cooke

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Adam Crooks		 02 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Adam Crooks		 02 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Adam Crooks (politician)		 02 Feb 2024

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