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♂ John Lewis
aliasJohn Lewis
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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New Brunswick 1 0 1
Birth 27 August 1804 → 219 years + 8 months ago
Lived 84 years + 1 month
First mandate 29 May 1866 → 157 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 61 years + 9 months
Death 15 October 1888 → 135 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 1 month after 1 September 1867
Special notes
None
 

John Lewis (1804–1888)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William J. Lewis (1830–1910) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 1 3 3 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Abner R. McClelan  m 
⊖ James Ryan  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles A. Peck  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,490 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
29 May 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35639(F) — 16 Jun 2023 19:52 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
61
CONF
 2/5 844 67.79% +308 Loser:
IND
 536 43.05% Charles A. Peck
After his election:
1 Sep 1867 63
CONF
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 3 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,568 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
14 September 1867
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35659(F) — 16 Jun 2023 19:52 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
IND
 671 26.13% Amos A. Bliss

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John H. Lewis		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Lewis (New Brunswick politician)		 09 Mar 2024

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