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♂ James H. Hunter
aliasJames H. Hunter
Record
28813 · 11799

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 26 July 1839 → 184 years + 9 months ago
Lived 51 years + 6 months
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 5 months
Death 2 February 1891 → 133 years + 3 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 8 9 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John Blythe  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,172 Votes: 2,198 Participation: 69.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32787(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/3 1,017 46.27% +293 Loser:
IND
 724 32.94% J. Nasmith

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,737 Votes: 2,755 Participation: 73.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32878(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 1,694 61.49% +633 Loser:
LC
 1,061 38.51% J.H. Fahey

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,062 Votes: 3,031 Participation: 74.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32966(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:07 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 2/2 1,417 47.03% -179 Winner:
LC
 1,596 52.97% John Blythe
Eligible: 5,743 Votes: 4,191 Participation: 72.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33248(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,156 51.73% +144 Loser:
LC
 2,012 48.27% John Blythe
After his election:
2 Feb 1891 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 7 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Ontario
2 April 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33713(F) — 31 Aug 2023 18:42 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
51		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Gilbert McKechnie

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Hill Hunter		 17 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Hill Hunter		 17 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Hill Hunter		 17 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Aug 2023 06:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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