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♂ William J. Lowe
aliasWilliam J. Lowe
Record
36981 · 11907

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 14%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 5 5
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 1 6 7
Birth 14 October 1874 → 149 years + 6 months ago
Lived 82 years + 11 months
First mandate 24 February 1916 → 108 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 4 months
Death 1 October 1957 → 66 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 11 months after 19 October 1919
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 7 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Richard Blain  m 
⊖ Manning W. Doherty  m 
⊖ Gordon Graydon  m 
 		 ⊖ Samuel Charters  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James R. Fallis  m 
⊖ Thomas L. Kennedy  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,996 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21124(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 2,340 46.84% -316 Winner:
CONS
 2,656 53.16% Richard Blain
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
24 February 1916
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34123(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 2 66.67% +1 Loser:
LC
 1 33.33% James R. Fallis

Service: 3 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,246 Votes: 11,619 Participation: 87.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34203(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 2/3 4,457 39.22% -105 Winner:
LC
 4,562 40.14% Thomas L. Kennedy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,974 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21638(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 2/3 3,732 31.17% -1,160 Winner:
NLCP
 4,892 40.86% Samuel Charters
Eligible: 18,225 Votes: 13,296 Participation: 72.95% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22159(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 6,294 47.34% -708 Winner:
LC
 7,002 52.66% Samuel Charters
Eligible: 17,707 Votes: 13,959 Participation: 78.83% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22433(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
55
LIB
 2/2 6,847 49.05% -265 Winner:
LC
 7,112 50.95% Samuel Charters
Eligible: 19,303 Votes: 15,972 Participation: 82.74% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22705(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 2/4 6,962 43.59% -170 Winner:
LC
 7,132 44.65% Gordon Graydon

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William James Lowe		 09 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William James Lowe		 09 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William James Lowe		 09 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Oct 2023 19:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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