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♂ Alexander J. Grant
aliasAlexander J. Grant
Record
24112 · 11837

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 25 March 1829 → 195 years + 1 month ago
Lived 79 years + 10 months
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
Death 26 January 1909 → 115 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 7 months after 4 June 1879
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 4 4 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Donald A. Macdonald  m 
 		 ⊖ Archibald McNab  m 
 
Eligible: 2,763 Votes: 1,900 Participation: 68.77% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18762(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:38 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
44
IND
 2/2 612 32.21% -676 Winner:
LIB
 1,288 67.79% Donald A. Macdonald
Eligible: 2,974 Votes: 2,203 Participation: 74.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32784(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
ILIB
 1/2 1,125 51.07% +47 Loser:
LIB
 1,078 48.93% Archibald McNab

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,527 Votes: 2,621 Participation: 74.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32874(F) — 21 Feb 2022 20:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LC
 1,331 50.78% Donald Macmaster

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alexander James Grant		 09 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alexander James Grant		 09 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander James Grant		 09 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Aug 2023 17:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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