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♂ John H. Douglas
aliasJohn H. Douglas
Record
16764 · 11884

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth 22 June 1851 → 172 years + 10 months ago
Lived 79 years + 5 months
First mandate 1 March 1898 → 126 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 8 months
Death 12 December 1930 → 93 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 6 months after 28 May 1902
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 4 0 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Edward Cochrane  m 
 		 ⊖ William A. Willoughby  m 
 
Eligible: 6,304 Votes: 5,260 Participation: 83.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33461(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 2,814 53.95% +412 Loser:
LC
 2,402 46.05% William A. Willoughby
After his election:
12 Oct 1898 47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Ontario
14 December 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33740(F) — 22 Feb 2022 23:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,220 Votes: 4,853 Participation: 78.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33554(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LC
 2,538 52.95% William A. Willoughby
Eligible: 6,020 Votes: 4,653 Participation: 77.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20626(F) — 23 Jan 2022 13:13 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 2,196 47.76% -206 Winner:
CONS
 2,402 52.24% Edward Cochrane

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Henry Douglas		 05 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Henry Douglas		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Henry Douglas		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 22:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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