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♂ Richard M. McMeekin
aliasRichard M. McMeekin
Record
42294 · 12518

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 0 1
Birth 1 February 1878 → 146 years + 3 months ago
Lived 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 6 October 1937 → 86 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 8 months
Death 20 November 1960 → 63 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 1 month after 20 October 1937
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
Ontario 0 0 14 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James W. Lyons  m 
 
 
Eligible: 18,871 Votes: 14,610 Participation: 77.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34793(F) — 1 Sep 2023 21:32 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
LIB
 1/3 7,134 49.47% +646 Loser:
LC
 6,488 44.99% James W. Lyons
After his election:
20 Oct 1937 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,871 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
20		 Ontario
23 November 1937
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34817(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Colin A. Campbell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Richard Mitchell McMeekin		 01 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Richard M. McMeekin		 01 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Richard M. McMeekin		 01 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Richard McMeekin		 01 Sep 2023

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