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♂ James M. Ferris
aliasJames M. Ferris
Record
19652 · 11732

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth c. 1828 → 196 years ago
Lived ± 65 years
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age ± 47 years
Death 2 March 1893 → 131 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 2 months after 27 December 1886
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 11 10 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Edward Cochrane  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William A. Willoughby  m 
 		 ⊖ William W. Webb  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±47
LIB
 1/3 1,551 48.27% +103 Loser:
LC
 1,448 45.07% Edward Cochrane
After his election:
8 Oct 1875 ±47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
9 November 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33098(F) — 21 Feb 2022 17:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±47
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 6 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,224 Votes: 3,726 Participation: 71.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32907(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±51
LIB
 1/2 1,887 50.64% +48 Loser:
LC
 1,839 49.36% Edward Cochrane

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,519 Votes: 4,270 Participation: 77.37% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32995(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±55
LIB
 1/2 2,156 50.91% +77 Loser:
LC
 2,079 49.09% ? Wade

Service: 3 years 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,091 Votes: 4,419 Participation: 72.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33184(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±58
LIB
 2/2 2,153 49.41% -51 Winner:
LC
 2,204 50.59% William A. Willoughby

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Marshall Ferris		 06 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Marshall Ferris		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Marshall Ferris		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 15:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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