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♂ James P. Whitney
aliasJames P. Whitney
Record
65073 · 11773

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 91%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 10 1 11
Birth 2 October 1843 → 180 years + 7 months ago
Lived 70 years + 11 months
First mandate 31 January 1888 → 136 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 3 months
Death 25 September 1914 → 109 years + 7 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 26 6 29 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 8–14
LC
 1 Party leader 52–70 01 Jul 1896 — 25 Sep 1914 18 2 24
2. ON 8–10
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 52–61 01 Jul 1896 — 24 Jan 1905 8 6 23
3. ON 11–14
LC
 1 Premier 61–70 25 Jan 1905 — 25 Sep 1914 9 8 0

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 12  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Theodore F. Chamberlain  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 4,860 Votes: 3,963 Participation: 81.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33143(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:31 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
LC
 2/2 1,952 49.68% -25 Winner:
LIB
 1,977 50.32% Theodore F. Chamberlain
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
31 January 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33695(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LC
 1/2 2 66.67% +1 Loser:
LIB
 1 33.33% Theodore F. Chamberlain

Service: 2 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,204 Votes: 4,067 Participation: 78.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33236(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/2 2,104 51.92% +156 Loser:
LIB
 1,948 48.08% George Graham

Service: 4 years 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,986 Votes: 3,850 Participation: 77.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33325(F) — 31 Dec 2022 09:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/2 2,010 52.44% +187 Loser:
COPA
 1,823 47.56% James P. Fox

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,347 Votes: 4,620 Participation: 86.40% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33419(F) — 30 Dec 2022 18:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
54
LC
 1/2 2,354 51.37% +126 Loser:
LIB
 2,228 48.63% Wesley B. Lawson

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,347 Votes: 4,482 Participation: 83.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33512(F) — 2 Oct 2021 01:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
58
LC
 1/2 2,470 55.68% +504 Loser:
LIB
 1,966 44.32% W.G. Smythe

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,285 Votes: 3,997 Participation: 75.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33610(F) — 30 Dec 2022 12:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
LC
 1/2 2,293 57.87% +624 Loser:
LIB
 1,669 42.13% G.L. Brown
After his election:
5 Feb 1905 61
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,412 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
11		 Ontario
21 February 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33769(F) — 11 Oct 2022 13:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,353 Votes: 3,636 Participation: 67.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33798(F) — 2 Oct 2021 01:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
64
LC
 1/2 2,260 62.67% +914 Loser:
LIB
 1,346 37.33% Thomas McDonald

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,215 Votes: 3,563 Participation: 68.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33904(F) — 2 Oct 2021 01:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
68
LC
 1/2 2,239 62.95% +921 Loser:
LIB
 1,318 37.05% Robert Muir

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,375 Votes: 3,768 Participation: 70.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34015(F) — 29 Dec 2022 20:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
70
LC
 1/2 2,212 58.97% +673 Loser:
LIB
 1,539 41.03% Robert Muir
After his election:
25 Sep 1914 70
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 Ontario
7 December 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34119(F) — 23 Feb 2022 21:15 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
70		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Irwin F. Hilliard

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Whitney, Sir James Pliny		 17 Oct 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Whitney, sir James Pliny		 17 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Pliny Whitney		 17 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Pliny Whitney		 17 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Whitney (politician)		 17 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Whitney		 17 Oct 2023

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