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♂ Robert J. Watson
aliasRobert J. Watson
Record
64239 · 12231

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 23 February 1846 → 178 years + 2 months ago
Lived 85 years + 7 months
First mandate 3 November 1904 → 119 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 8 months
Death 16 October 1931 → 92 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 11 months after 25 October 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
Canada 3 11 21

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James Arthurs  m 
 		 ⊖ George M. McCormick  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,152 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20373(F) — 29 Nov 2021 07:43 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 2,515 48.82% -122 Winner:
LC
 2,637 51.18% George M. McCormick
Eligible: 8,893 Votes: 4,488 Participation: 50.47% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20620(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 2,410 54.22% +375 Loser:
CONS
 2,035 45.78% James S. Freeborn

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,154 Votes: 5,107 Participation: 50.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20895(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 2/2 2,135 42.14% -797 Winner:
CONS
 2,932 57.86% James Arthurs

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert James Watson		 29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert James Watson		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert James Watson		 29 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 21:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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