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♂ James Bonfield
aliasJames Bonfield
Record
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Irish-Canadian   ∞4
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth c. 1825 → 199 years ago
Lived ± 58 years
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age ± 50 years
Death 29 January 1883 → 141 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

James Bonfield (c.1825–1883)
No photo available
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ John F. Dowling (1850–1926) Son-in-law
⊖ Arthur E.M. Maloney (1919–1984) Grandson  
⊖ James A. Maloney (1903–1961) Grandson  
⊖ Martin J. Maloney (1877–1953) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 8 0 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Eric Harrington  m 
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32828(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,277 Votes: 1,542 Participation: 67.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32922(F) — 28 Jul 2023 13:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±54
LIB
 1/2 837 54.28% +132 Loser:
LC
 705 45.72% Eric Harrington
After his election:
29 Jan 1883 ±58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 7 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,601 Votes: 1,799 Participation: 69.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33010(F) — 28 Apr 2024 02:38 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±58		 Successor:
LIB
 934 52.83% John F. Dowling

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Bonfield		 28 Apr 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Bonfield		 28 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Bonfield		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Bonfield		 28 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Apr 2024 02:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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