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♂ William Corson Watt Garson
aliasWilliam Garson
Record
22122 · 11868

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 6 May 1856 → 167 years + 11 months ago
Lived 54 years + 8 months
First mandate 28 December 1886 → 137 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 7 months
Death 1 February 1911 → 113 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 7 months after 4 June 1890
Special notes
None
 

William Corson Watt Garson (1856–1911)
No photo available
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ A. Graeme S. Garson (1936–1994) Great-grandson  
⊖ Stuart S. Garson (1898–1977) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 3 5 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James Hiscott  m 
 
 
Eligible: 7,092 Votes: 4,509 Participation: 63.58% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33175(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:46 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 2,242 50.17% +15 Loser:
LC
 2,227 49.83% W.B. Towers

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,955 Votes: 4,695 Participation: 67.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33267(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
LIB
 2/2 2,271 48.37% -153 Winner:
LC
 2,424 51.63% James Hiscott

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Corson Watt Garson		 20 Apr 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Garson		 20 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Garson		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Garson		 20 Apr 2024

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