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♂ John G. Hess
aliasJohn G. Hess
Record
27255 · 11791

German-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 3 November 1838 → 185 years + 6 months ago
Lived 76 years + 3 months
First mandate 27 February 1883 → 141 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 3 months
Death 27 February 1915 → 109 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 8 months after 4 June 1890
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Daniel D. Ellis (1860–1927) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 3 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Alfred E. Ahrens  m 
 		 ⊖ David D. Hay  m 
 
Eligible: 7,150 Votes: 5,204 Participation: 72.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33003(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:27 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LC
 1/2 2,642 51.14% +118 Loser:
LIB
 2,524 48.86% David D. Hay

Service: 3 years 10 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,027 Votes: 4,916 Participation: 69.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33192(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/2 2,445 50.43% +42 Loser:
LIB
 2,403 49.57% J.H. Schmidt

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,479 Votes: 5,418 Participation: 72.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33285(F) — 29 Aug 2023 16:38 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LC
 2/2 2,637 49.14% -92 Winner:
LIB
 2,729 50.86% Alfred E. Ahrens

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John George Hess		 04 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John George Hess		 04 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John George Hess		 04 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Aug 2023 00:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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