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♂ William Wright
aliasWilliam Wright
Record
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Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 29 October 1853 → 170 years + 6 months ago
Lived 72 years + 2 months
First mandate 3 November 1904 → 119 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 51 years
Death 4 January 1926 → 98 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 19 days after 16 December 1917
Special notes
None
 
William Wright (1853–1926) 200x323
© Photo Ann Cullen (arrière-arrière-petite fille) — Fair trade
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 13 1 10

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Duncan M. Marshall  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,823 Votes: 3,799 Participation: 65.24% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20622(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 1/2 2,121 56.20% +468 Loser:
LIB
 1,653 43.80% Duncan M. Marshall

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,737 Votes: 3,821 Participation: 66.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20885(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 2,248 59.49% +717 Loser:
LIB
 1,531 40.51% Angus Morrison

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,544 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21113(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 2,282 64.39% +1,020 Loser:
LIB
 1,262 35.61% George H.O. Thomas

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,335 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21371(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
UNIO
 3,457 64.80% Peter McGibbon

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Wright		 15 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Wright		 15 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Wright (Canadian politician)		 15 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Dec 2023 21:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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