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♂ George Adam Clare
aliasGeorge Adam Clare
Record
11204 · 12043

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 6 June 1854 → 169 years + 10 months ago
Lived 60 years + 7 months
First mandate 7 November 1900 → 123 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 5 months
Death 9 January 1915 → 109 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
George Adam Clare (1854–1915)
© Photo 1906 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Preston, Ontario (1886–1888; 1891–1898)
Mun./Co. Council Preston, Ontario (1883–1886)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 1 29

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James Livingston  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,144 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19861(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
36
CONS
 2/2 1,916 46.24% -312 Winner:
LIB
 2,228 53.76% James Livingston
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,997 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20149(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 2/2 2,454 49.11% -89 Winner:
LIB
 2,543 50.89% James Livingston
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,198 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20403(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 2,708 52.10% +218 Loser:
LIB
 2,490 47.90% Peter F. Shantz

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,239 Votes: 5,251 Participation: 72.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20652(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 2,785 53.51% +365 Loser:
LIB
 2,420 46.49% George Laird

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,789 Votes: 5,882 Participation: 75.52% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20918(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 3,015 51.72% +200 Loser:
LIB
 2,815 48.28% Sylvester Moyer

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,131 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21146(F) — 23 Jan 2022 18:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 3,492 56.96% +853 Loser:
LIB
 2,639 43.04% Sylvester Moyer
After his election:
9 Jan 1915 60
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 3 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Ontario
1 February 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21266(F) — 1 Jul 2023 17:59 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
60		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Frank S. Scott

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George Adam Clare, P.C., M.P.		 26 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Adam Clare, C.P., député		 26 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Adam Clare		 26 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Mar 2024 21:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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