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♂ Arthur J. Matheson
aliasArthur J. Matheson
Record
40025 · 11861

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 7 0 7
Birth 8 December 1845 → 178 years + 4 months ago
Lived 67 years + 1 month
First mandate 26 June 1894 → 129 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 6 months
Death 25 January 1913 → 111 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 16 7 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James M. Clarke  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 4,997 Votes: 3,452 Participation: 69.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33353(F) — 28 Aug 2023 11:27 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LC
 1/3 1,830 53.03% +623 Loser:
LIB
 1,207 34.98% James M. Clarke

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,315 Votes: 3,599 Participation: 67.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33448(F) — 28 Aug 2023 11:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/2 2,195 61.09% +797 Loser:
LIB
 1,398 38.91% James M. Clarke

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,965 Votes: 3,330 Participation: 83.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33541(F) — 28 Aug 2023 11:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 1/2 2,098 63.60% +897 Loser:
LIB
 1,201 36.40% Joseph Cram

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,653 Votes: 2,239 Participation: 39.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33640(F) — 28 Aug 2023 11:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 1,565 69.90% +891 Loser:
LIB
 674 30.10% A.G. Farrell
After his election:
10 Feb 1905 59
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
11		 Ontario
21 February 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33772(F) — 28 Aug 2023 11:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Jul 1906 60
LC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33828(F) — 28 Aug 2023 11:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33935(F) — 28 Aug 2023 11:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
25 Jan 1913 67
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 1 month 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Ontario
19 March 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33999(F) — 4 Oct 2023 16:42 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
67		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. John C. Ebbs

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Arthur James Matheson		 28 Aug 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Arthur James Matheson		 28 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Arthur James Matheson		 28 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Matheson		 28 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Aug 2023 11:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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