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♂ John Dryden
aliasJohn Dryden
Record
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Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 82%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 9 2 11
Birth 5 June 1840 → 183 years + 10 months ago
Lived 69 years + 1 month
First mandate 5 June 1879 → 144 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years
Death 29 July 1909 → 114 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 6 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 24 10 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 11  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Nicholas W. Brown  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles Calder  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,050 Votes: 3,060 Participation: 60.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32910(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 1,721 56.24% +382 Loser:
LC
 1,339 43.76% Nicholas W. Brown

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,990 Votes: 3,302 Participation: 66.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32998(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 1,743 53.06% +201 Loser:
LC
 1,542 46.94% R. Miller

Service: 3 years 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,357 Votes: 5,099 Participation: 69.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33187(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 2,651 52.30% +233 Loser:
LC
 2,418 47.70% J.S. Larke

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,556 Votes: 4,814 Participation: 73.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33279(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,460 51.38% +132 Loser:
LC
 2,328 48.62% R. Miller
After his election:
16 Sep 1890 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Ontario
30 September 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33706(F) — 11 Oct 2022 13:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,648 Votes: 5,481 Participation: 82.45% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33369(F) — 31 Dec 2022 10:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 2,884 52.94% +320 Loser:
LC
 2,564 47.06% R. Miller

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,397 Votes: 5,486 Participation: 85.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33464(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 2,685 49.12% -96 Winner:
LC
 2,781 50.88% Charles Calder
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 November 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33736(F) — 22 Feb 2022 23:40 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 2 66.67% +1 Loser:
LC
 1 33.33% Charles Calder
After his election:
21 Nov 1899 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Ontario
12 December 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33751(F) — 22 Feb 2022 23:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,189 Votes: 5,136 Participation: 82.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33557(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 2,632 51.29% +132 Loser:
LC
 2,500 48.71% Charles Calder

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,118 Votes: 5,352 Participation: 87.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33657(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:38 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LIB
 2/2 2,608 48.95% -112 Winner:
LC
 2,720 51.05% Charles Calder

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Dryden		 05 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Dryden		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Dryden (Ontario politician)		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 23:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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