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♂ Robert A. Thompson
aliasRobert A. Thompson
Record
61087 · 11956

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 9 May 1860 → 163 years + 11 months ago
Lived 87 years + 7 months
First mandate 29 May 1902 → 121 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 42 years
Death 14 December 1947 → 76 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 6 months after 7 June 1908
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 6 0 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Gordon C. Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,891 Votes: 2,775 Participation: 71.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33588(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 1,410 50.87% +48 Loser:
LC
 1,362 49.13% Alex R. Wardell

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,976 Votes: 3,202 Participation: 80.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33690(F) — 30 Dec 2022 15:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 1,612 50.44% +28 Loser:
LC
 1,584 49.56% Gordon C. Wilson

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,048 Votes: 3,178 Participation: 78.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33878(F) — 23 Feb 2022 20:26 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/3 1,481 46.84% -119 Winner:
LC
 1,600 50.60% Gordon C. Wilson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Robert Adam Thompson		 18 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Adam Thompson		 18 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Adam Thompson		 18 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Adam Thompson		 18 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Oct 2023 15:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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