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♂ George F. Marter
aliasGeorge F. Marter
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
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Ontario 4 1 5
Birth 6 June 1840 → 183 years + 10 months ago
Lived 66 years + 11 months
First mandate 28 December 1886 → 137 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 6 months
Death 10 May 1907 → 116 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 11 months after 28 May 1902
Special notes
None
 

George F. Marter (1840–1907)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
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Well that's interesting!
What could Marter and Patrick Brown possibly have in common? They are the only permanent leaders of the Ontario Conservatives not to have led their party in a general election.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 15 4 25 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 8
LC
 1 ✓ Party leader 54–56 26 Oct 1894 — 30 Jun 1896 1 8 4
2. ON 8
LC
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 54–56 26 Oct 1894 — 30 Jun 1896 1 8 4

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
6 documented challengers
⊖ James W. Bettes  m 
⊖ Herbert H. Dewart  m 
⊖ William B. Nesbitt  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander P. Cockburn  m 
⊖ Margaret Haile  f 
⊖ Joseph Tait  m 
 
Eligible: 4,004 Votes: 2,919 Participation: 72.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33181(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:49 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LC
 1/2 1,565 53.84% +223 Loser:
LIB
 1,342 46.16% James W. Bettes

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,952 Votes: 3,073 Participation: 77.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33273(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LC
 1/2 1,565 51.46% +89 Loser:
LIB
 1,476 48.54% Alexander P. Cockburn

Service: 4 years 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,239 Votes: 7,291 Participation: 71.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33403(F) — 31 Dec 2022 10:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 4,007 55.58% +805 Loser:
LIB
 3,202 44.42% Joseph Tait

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,239 Votes: 7,039 Participation: 68.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33484(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 1/2 3,513 50.24% +34 Loser:
LIB
 3,479 49.76% Herbert H. Dewart

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,258 Votes: 7,507 Participation: 56.62% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33577(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:18 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
IND
 2/4 3,556 47.43% -282 Winner:
LC
 3,838 51.19% William B. Nesbitt

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George Frederick Marter		 17 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George Frederick Marter		 17 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Frederick Marter		 17 Dec 2023

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