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♂ Nicholas W. Brown
aliasNicholas W. Brown
Record
7688 · 11891

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 8 August 1821 → 202 years + 8 months ago
Lived 68 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 5 months
Death 21 November 1889 → 134 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 5 months after 4 June 1879
Special notes
His name appears as either Nicholas Wood Brown or Nicholas William Brown.
 

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 4 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John Dryden  m 
 		 ⊖ Abraham Farewell  m 
 
Eligible: 4,382 Votes: 3,195 Participation: 72.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32816(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LC
 1/2 1,614 50.52% +33 Loser:
LIB
 1,581 49.48% Abraham Farewell

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,050 Votes: 3,060 Participation: 60.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32910(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LC
 2/2 1,339 43.76% -382 Winner:
LIB
 1,721 56.24% John Dryden

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Nicholas William Brown		 28 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Nicholas William Brown		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Nicholas W. Brown (politician)		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 22:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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