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♂ James J. Craig
aliasJames J. Craig
Record
13240 · 12649

Protestant   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 3 5
Birth 21 February 1855 → 169 years + 2 months ago
Lived 74 years + 3 months
First mandate 25 January 1905 → 119 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 11 months
Death 27 May 1929 → 94 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 5 months after 10 December 1911
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James Craig (1823–1874) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 6 10 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John M. Gibson  m 
⊖ Udney Richardson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William E. Raney  m 
 
Eligible: 4,928 Votes: 3,666 Participation: 74.39% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33687(F) — 3 Aug 2023 10:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LC
 1/2 1,910 52.36% +172 Loser:
LIB
 1,738 47.64% John M. Gibson

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,937 Votes: 3,597 Participation: 72.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33875(F) — 3 Aug 2023 10:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/2 1,898 53.06% +219 Loser:
LIB
 1,679 46.94% Alexander McKinnon

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,888 Votes: 3,542 Participation: 72.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33988(F) — 3 Aug 2023 10:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LC
 2/2 1,595 45.22% -337 Winner:
LIB
 1,932 54.78% Udney Richardson
Eligible: 5,047 Votes: 3,550 Participation: 70.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34099(F) — 3 Aug 2023 10:09 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
LC
 2/2 1,589 44.95% -357 Winner:
LIB
 1,946 55.05% Udney Richardson
Eligible: 9,683 Votes: 5,938 Participation: 61.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34366(F) — 3 Aug 2023 10:09 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
LC
 2/2 2,258 38.36% -1,370 Winner:
UFO
 3,628 61.64% William E. Raney

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
LTC James J. Craig		 03 Aug 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James J. Craig		 03 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James J. Craig		 03 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James J. Craig		 03 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Aug 2023 10:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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