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♂ John Francis Dowling
aliasJohn Dowling
Record
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Irish-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 2 6
Birth 3 December 1850 → 173 years + 5 months ago
Lived 75 years + 9 months
First mandate 27 February 1883 → 141 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 2 months
Death 25 September 1926 → 97 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 3 months after 25 June 1894
Special notes
None
 

John Francis Dowling (1850–1926)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James Bonfield (c. 1825–1883) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 9 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert A. Campbell  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. McAndrew  m 
 
Eligible: 2,601 Votes: 1,799 Participation: 69.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33010(F) — 28 Apr 2024 02:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 1/2 934 52.83% +100 Loser:
LC
 834 47.17% ? Devine
After his election:
29 Dec 1883 33
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 10 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Ontario
18 January 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33122(F) — 28 Apr 2024 02:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?
After his election:
5 Jan 1885 34
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 January 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33127(F) — 28 Apr 2024 02:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 11 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,944 Votes: 2,335 Participation: 59.20% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33199(F) — 28 Apr 2024 02:38 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
LIB
 2/3 1,041 45.46% -9 Winner:
LIB
 1,050 45.85% John A. McAndrew
Eligible: 4,746 Votes: 2,991 Participation: 63.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33292(F) — 28 Apr 2024 02:38 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 1,470 49.71% +229 Loser:
LIB
 1,241 41.97% Robert A. Campbell

Service: 4 years 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,923 Votes: 3,424 Participation: 69.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33382(F) — 28 Apr 2024 02:38 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 2/3 1,571 46.56% -231 Winner:
LIB
 1,802 53.41% Robert A. Campbell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John Francis Dowling		 28 Apr 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Francis Dowling		 28 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Francis Dowling		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Francis Dowling		 28 Apr 2024

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