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♂ William Alexander Baird
aliasW.A. Baird
Record
2304 · 12689

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 10 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
Lived 72 years + 8 months
First mandate 1 December 1926 → 97 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 2 months
Death 30 May 1940 → 83 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William Alexander (W.A.) Baird (1867–1940)
© Photo FindAGrave.com — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve West Toronto, Ontario (1908–1909)
Mun./Co. Council Toronto, Ontario (1909–1912)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 13 5 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William A. McMaster  m 
 
 
Eligible: 22,495 Votes: 17,221 Participation: 76.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34481(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
LC
 1/2 10,466 61.13% +3,810 Loser:
PROH
 6,656 38.87% William A. McMaster

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,347 Votes: 13,208 Participation: 48.30% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34593(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LC
 1/2 8,447 64.39% +3,775 Loser:
PROH
 4,672 35.61% Minerva E. Reid

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,439 Votes: 21,404 Participation: 68.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34662(F) — 28 Dec 2022 08:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LC
 1/3 8,934 42.14% +993 Loser:
LIB
 7,941 37.45% James Culnan

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,525 Votes: 20,311 Participation: 64.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34757(F) — 25 Feb 2022 23:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LC
 1/3 9,443 46.95% +2,152 Loser:
LIB
 7,291 36.25% Burton Ritchie
After his election:
30 May 1940 72
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 7 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,512 Votes: 19,193 Participation: 59.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34856(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:08 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
72		 Successor:
PC
 7,953 41.83% George A. Drew

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Alexander Baird		 28 Apr 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Alexander Baird		 28 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Alexander Baird		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Alexander Baird		 28 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Apr 2024 15:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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