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♂ George R. Geary
aliasGeorge R. Geary
Record
22410 · 11983

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 12 August 1873 → 150 years + 8 months ago
Lived 80 years + 8 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 2 months
Death 30 April 1954 → 70 years ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 6 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
George R. Geary (1873–1954) 200x247
© Photo — 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
Canada 9 11 12

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 62 14 Aug 1935 — 22 Oct 1935 0 2 8
 1. Justice and Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Hugh J. Plaxton  m 
 		 ⊖ Arthur W. Roebuck  m 
 
Eligible: 17,786 Votes: 8,626 Participation: 48.50% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21927(F) — 27 Jun 2023 19:52 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LC
 1/3 5,895 68.34% +3,453 Loser:
LIB
 2,442 28.31% Claude B. Pearce
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 52
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 17,786 Votes: 6,515 Participation: 36.63% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22178(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/2 4,909 75.35% +3,303 Loser:
LIB
 1,606 24.65% Thomas H. Shipway

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,005 Votes: 7,609 Participation: 42.26% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22452(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 1/3 4,635 60.91% +2,391 Loser:
LIB
 2,244 29.49% Adam G. McIntyre

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,643 Votes: 26,616 Participation: 67.14% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22719(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LC
 2/5 9,607 36.09% -865 Winner:
LIB
 10,472 39.34% Hugh J. Plaxton
Eligible: 39,113 Votes: 27,589 Participation: 70.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23002(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
66
NATG
 2/3 11,617 42.11% -3,284 Winner:
LIB
 14,901 54.01% Arthur W. Roebuck

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George Reginald Geary, P.C., K.C., M.C., O.B.E., M.P.		 19 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Reginald Geary, C.P., C.R., M.C., O.B.E., député		 19 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Reginald Geary		 19 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
George Reginald Geary		 19 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Dec 2023 20:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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