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♂ Francis B. Leys
aliasFrancis B. Leys
Record
36227 · 11935

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 14 March 1839 → 185 years + 1 month ago
Lived 66 years + 5 months
First mandate 1 March 1898 → 126 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 11 months
Death 11 September 1905 → 118 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 3 months after 28 May 1902
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John Leys (1834–1900) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 4 0 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Adam Beck  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 9,311 Votes: 8,002 Participation: 85.94% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33452(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
58
LIB
 1/4 3,994 50.75% +301 Loser:
LC
 3,693 46.93% Adam Beck
After his election:
15 Apr 1901 62
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 3 years 1 month 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Ontario
9 July 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33756(F) — 22 Feb 2022 23:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 10 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,416 Votes: 7,735 Participation: 82.15% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33545(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
 2/4 3,314 43.34% -131 Winner:
LC
 3,445 45.06% Adam Beck

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Francis Baxter Leys		 24 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Francis Baxter Leys		 24 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Francis Baxter Leys		 24 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Aug 2023 10:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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