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♂ William Sexton
aliasWilliam Sexton
Record
56080 · 11694

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 3 January 1819 → 205 years + 4 months ago
Lived 76 years + 4 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 8 months
Death 20 May 1895 → 128 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 11 months after 4 June 1879
Special notes
None
 
William Sexton (1819–1895) 200x189
© Photo 1873 Notman & Fraser — Public domain
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 11 8 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Thomas White  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,404 Votes: 2,001 Participation: 83.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32679(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 1,002 50.07% +3 Loser:
LC
 999 49.93% Thomas White

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,548 Votes: 1,429 Participation: 56.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32762(F) — 23 Jul 2023 02:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 957 66.97% +485 Loser:
LC
 472 33.03% J.V.W. Spohn
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 52
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,969 Votes: 1,327 Participation: 44.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32844(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 944 71.14% +561 Loser:
LC
 383 28.86% J.V.W. Spohn

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,718 Votes: 2,461 Participation: 66.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32939(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LC
 1,231 50.02% Franklin M. Carpenter

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Sexton		 25 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Sexton		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Sexton (politician)		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 17:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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