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♂ Alexander W. Smith
aliasAlexander W. Smith
Record
57403 · 12367

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 12 November 1856 → 167 years + 5 months ago
Lived 56 years + 10 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 11 months
Death 10 October 1913 → 110 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 20 days after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James S. Smith (1816–1897) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 10 24

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James W. Doyle  m 
 		 ⊖ George A. Elliott  m 
 
Eligible: 4,709 Votes: 3,660 Participation: 77.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20883(F) — 23 Sep 2023 12:09 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 1,842 50.87% +63 Loser:
CONS
 1,779 49.13% James W. Doyle

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,483 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21111(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 1,715 49.24% -53 Winner:
CONS
 1,768 50.76% George A. Elliott

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Wilson Smith, M.P.		 23 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Wilson Smith, député		 23 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Wilson Smith		 23 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Sep 2023 12:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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