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♂ William P. Telford
aliasWilliam P. Telford
Record
60484 · 12154

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 11 October 1836 → 187 years + 6 months ago
Lived 85 years + 6 months
First mandate 3 November 1904 → 119 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 68 years
Death 4 May 1922 → 101 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 6 months after 25 October 1908
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William P. Telford (1867–1955) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 11 21

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William S. Middlebro  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas I. Thomson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,965 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20596(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
68
LIB
 1/2 2,975 50.19% +23 Loser:
CONS
 2,952 49.81% Thomas I. Thomson

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,745 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20860(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
72
LIB
 2/2 2,777 48.72% -146 Winner:
CONS
 2,923 51.28% William S. Middlebro

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Pattison Telford, M.P.		 18 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Pattison Telford, député		 18 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Pattison Telford Sr.		 18 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Oct 2023 10:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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