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♂ William W. Webb
aliasWilliam W. Webb
Record
64372 · 11731

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 28 July 1827 → 196 years + 9 months ago
Lived 66 years + 11 months
First mandate 21 March 1871 → 153 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 43 years + 7 months
Death 30 June 1894 → 129 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 5 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 3 9 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Edward Cochrane  m 
⊖ James M. Ferris  m 
 		 ⊖ John Eyre  m 
 
Eligible: 3,459 Votes: 1,841 Participation: 53.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32731(F) — 22 Jul 2023 21:27 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/3 694 37.70% +30 Loser:
LC
 664 36.07% John Eyre
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 44
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,306 Votes: 3,213 Participation: 74.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32813(F) — 22 Jul 2023 21:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 3/3 214 6.66% -1,337 Winner:
LIB
 1,551 48.27% James M. Ferris

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Wilson Webb		 29 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Wilson Webb		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Wilson Webb		 29 Jul 2023

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Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 21:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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