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♂ Elihu J. Davis
aliasElihu J. Davis
Record
14622 · 11778

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 7 0 7
Birth 2 December 1851 → 172 years + 5 months ago
Lived 84 years + 6 months
First mandate 23 May 1888 → 135 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 5 months
Death 18 June 1936 → 87 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 4 months after 24 January 1905
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 16 6 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Thomas H. Lennox  m 
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Ontario
23 May 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33698(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,428 Votes: 3,077 Participation: 47.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33309(F) — 31 Dec 2022 13:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 1,875 61.29% +691 Loser:
CER
 1,184 38.71% C.O. Robinson

Service: 4 years 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,147 Votes: 3,754 Participation: 61.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33400(F) — 31 Dec 2022 10:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 2,035 54.28% +321 Loser:
LC
 1,714 45.72% John Hutchinson
After his election:
28 Aug 1896 44
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 Ontario
8 September 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33733(F) — 11 Oct 2022 13:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 5 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,147 Votes: 4,640 Participation: 75.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33498(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 2,543 55.08% +469 Loser:
LC
 2,074 44.92% ? Wayling

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,420 Votes: 5,453 Participation: 84.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33591(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,828 51.90% +207 Loser:
LC
 2,621 48.10% Thomas H. Lennox
After his election:
2 Feb 1903 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10		 Ontario
26 February 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33764(F) — 23 Feb 2022 15:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,168 Votes: 5,403 Participation: 87.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33693(F) — 30 Dec 2022 15:11 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LC
 2,827 52.49% Thomas H. Lennox

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Elihu James Davis		 05 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Elihu James Davis		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Elihu Davis		 05 Aug 2023

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