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♂ John McMartin
aliasRed Jack McMartin
Record
42277 · 12049

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 2 September 1858 → 165 years + 8 months ago
Lived 59 years + 7 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 3 months
Death 12 April 1918 → 106 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John (Red Jack) McMartin (1858–1918)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Duncan McMartin (1868–1914) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 0 3 24

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
n/a
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21343(F) — 23 Jan 2022 20:25 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
59
UNIO
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
12 Apr 1918 59
UNIO
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,786 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
27 October 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21509(F) — 5 Jul 2023 15:55 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
59		 Successor:
UFOL
 7,581 59.29% John W. Kennedy

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John "Red Jack" McMartin		 27 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John McMartin, M.P.		 27 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John McMartin, député		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John McMartin (Canadian politician)		 27 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 18:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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