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♂ William H. Scott
aliasWilliam H. Scott
Record
55767 · 11721

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 5 November 1837 → 186 years + 5 months ago
Lived 43 years + 8 months
First mandate 30 July 1874 → 149 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 8 months
Death 11 July 1881 → 142 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 6 2 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John Bertram  m 
 		 ⊖ George A. Cox  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,262 Votes: 1,693 Participation: 74.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18805(F) — 4 Sep 2022 12:33 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
36
CONS
 2/2 801 47.31% -91 Winner:
LIB
 892 52.69% John Bertram
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
30 July 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33081(F) — 21 Feb 2022 14:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 5 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,659 Votes: 1,895 Participation: 71.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32824(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:06 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
LC
 2/2 925 48.81% -45 Winner:
LIB
 970 51.19% George A. Cox
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
26 October 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33094(F) — 21 Feb 2022 17:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
37
LC
 1/2 2 66.67% +1 Loser:
LIB
 1 33.33% George A. Cox

Service: 3 years 7 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,831 Votes: 2,145 Participation: 55.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32918(F) — 21 Feb 2022 20:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/3 1,130 52.68% +252 Loser:
LIB
 878 40.93% ? Elliot
After his election:
11 Jul 1881 43
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 1 month 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Ontario
24 August 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33115(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
43		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Robert Kincaid

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Hepburn Scott		 22 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Hepburn Scott		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Hepburn Scott		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 11:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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