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♂ Samuel C. Wood
aliasSamuel C. Wood
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 27 December 1830 → 193 years + 4 months ago
Lived 82 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 March 1871 → 153 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 40 years + 2 months
Death 11 April 1913 → 111 years ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 1 month after 26 February 1883
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Alpheus F. Wood (1828–1910) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 11 10 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Thomas Matchett  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,905 Votes: 1,742 Participation: 59.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32754(F) — 23 Jul 2023 01:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 1,046 60.05% +350 Loser:
LIB
 696 39.95% Thomas Matchett
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 40
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,444 Votes: 2,352 Participation: 68.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32836(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 1,326 56.38% +300 Loser:
LC
 1,026 43.62% W. Cottingham
After his election:
25 Jul 1875 44
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
10 August 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33087(F) — 11 Oct 2022 13:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 9 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,648 Votes: 3,173 Participation: 68.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32931(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 1,644 51.81% +115 Loser:
LC
 1,529 48.19% ? Rusell

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,413 Votes: 3,195 Participation: 72.40% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33019(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:40 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 1,609 50.55% Duncan J. McIntyre

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Samuel Casey Wood		 30 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Samuel Casey Wood		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Samuel Wood (Ontario politician)		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 18:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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