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♂ James A. Ross
aliasJames A. Ross
Record
53841 · 11875

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 3 4
Birth 13 January 1869 → 155 years + 3 months ago
Lived 76 years + 4 months
First mandate 8 June 1908 → 115 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 4 months
Death 22 May 1945 → 78 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 5 months after 10 December 1911
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 6 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Richard Harcourt  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas A. Marshall  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,367 Votes: 3,417 Participation: 78.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33549(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
LC
 2/2 1,526 44.86% -350 Winner:
LIB
 1,876 55.14% Richard Harcourt
Eligible: 4,266 Votes: 3,531 Participation: 82.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33648(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:34 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
LC
 2/2 1,689 48.89% -77 Winner:
LIB
 1,766 51.11% Richard Harcourt
Eligible: 4,566 Votes: 3,619 Participation: 79.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33836(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LC
 1/2 1,816 50.49% +35 Loser:
LIB
 1,781 49.51% Thomas A. Marshall

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,795 Votes: 3,638 Participation: 75.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33944(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
LC
 2/2 1,721 47.86% -154 Winner:
LIB
 1,875 52.14% Thomas A. Marshall

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Alway Ross		 21 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Alway Ross		 21 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Alway Ross		 21 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Oct 2023 18:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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