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♂ James Dawson
aliasJames Dawson
Record
14736 · 11850

Roman Catholic   
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 5 June 1823 → 200 years + 10 months ago
Lived 63 years + 4 months
First mandate 21 March 1871 → 153 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 47 years + 9 months
Death 3 November 1886 → 137 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 9 months after 17 January 1875
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 3 9 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ David Mills  m 
 		 ⊖ John Smith  m 
 
Eligible: 4,221 Votes: 2,581 Participation: 61.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32714(F) — 22 Oct 2023 22:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,382 53.55% +183 Loser:
LC
 1,199 46.45% John Smith
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 48
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,662 Votes: 2,734 Participation: 58.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32851(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LC
 1,440 52.67% Alexander Coutts
Eligible: 3,916 Votes: 2,792 Participation: 71.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
15 November 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18975(F) — 11 Oct 2022 17:01 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 1,142 40.90% -508 Winner:
LIB
 1,650 59.10% David Mills

Online biographical references (2)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 11:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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