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♂ James J. Foy
aliasJames J. Foy
Record
20848 · 12630

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 7 0 7
Birth 22 February 1847 → 177 years + 2 months ago
Lived 69 years + 3 months
First mandate 1 March 1898 → 126 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 51 years
Death 13 June 1916 → 107 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 18 2 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George H. Gooderham  m 
 		 ⊖ William K. McNaught  m 
 
Eligible: 12,670 Votes: 8,594 Participation: 67.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33485(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
LC
 1/2 4,464 52.38% +405 Loser:
LIB
 4,059 47.62% W.B. Rogers

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,466 Votes: 9,739 Participation: 59.15% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33578(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/4 5,072 52.41% +730 Loser:
LIB
 4,342 44.87% W.B. Rogers

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,622 Votes: 7,886 Participation: 57.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33680(F) — 30 Dec 2022 15:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 1/3 5,380 68.48% +3,072 Loser:
LIB
 2,308 29.38% Alfred T. Hunter
After his election:
5 Feb 1905 57
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
11		 Ontario
21 February 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33775(F) — 11 Oct 2022 13:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,270 Votes: 15,151 Participation: 51.76% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33868(F) — 29 Dec 2022 23:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LC
 1/6 5,202 68.66% +3,103 Loser:
LIB
 2,099 27.71% George Gibbard

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,421 Votes: 14,417 Participation: 50.21% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33980(F) — 29 Dec 2022 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 2/5 3,824 53.04% +708 Loser:
LIB
 3,116 43.22% Joseph Oliver

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,056 Votes: 9,470 Participation: 52.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34091(F) — 29 Dec 2022 11:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LC
 1/3 6,127 68.84% +3,696 Loser:
LIB
 2,431 27.31% Charles Maybee
After his election:
13 Jun 1916 69
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,343 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Ontario
21 August 1916
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34126(F) — 23 Feb 2022 21:19 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
69		 Successor:
LIB
 2,705 50.63% Herbert H. Dewart

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Joseph Foy		 06 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Joseph Foy		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Joseph Foy		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 22:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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