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♂ Thomas B. Guest
aliasThomas B. Guest
Record
24948 · 11909

Irish-Canadian    Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Ontario 1 0 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 27 October 1816 → 207 years + 6 months ago
Lived 67 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 March 1871 → 153 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 54 years + 4 months
Death 23 February 1884 → 140 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 1 month after 17 January 1875
Special notes
None
 
Thomas B. Guest (1816–1884)
© Photo 1873 Notman & Fraser — Public domain
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 9 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert MacFarlane  m 
 		 ⊖ James Trow  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,426 Votes: 2,883 Participation: 84.15% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17676(F) — 19 Jan 2022 16:56 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
50
IND
 2/2 1,393 48.32% -97 Winner:
LIB
 1,490 51.68% Robert MacFarlane
Eligible: 3,574 Votes: 2,573 Participation: 71.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32740(F) — 22 Jul 2023 22:30 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LC
 1/2 1,302 50.60% +31 Loser:
LIB
 1,271 49.40% James Trow
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 55
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,991 Votes: 2,833 Participation: 70.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32822(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 1,508 53.23% Thomas Ballantyne
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,613 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19285(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
65
IND
 2/2 1,717 47.52% -179 Winner:
LIB
 1,896 52.48% James Trow

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas B. Guest		 24 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas B. Guest		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas B. Guest		 24 Dec 2023

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