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♂ Alexander L. Shaver
aliasAlexander L. Shaver
Record
56249 · 12697

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 2 4
Birth c. 1890 → 134 years ago
Lived ± 68 years
First mandate 1 December 1926 → 97 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 36 years
Death c. 1958 → 66 years ago
Exit → Death ± 23 years + 6 months after 18 June 1934
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 7 6 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Frank C. Biggs  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas B. McQuesten  m 
 
Eligible: 8,923 Votes: 5,870 Participation: 65.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34369(F) — 19 Jan 2024 21:43 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±33
LC
 2/2 2,458 41.98% -939 Winner:
UFO
 3,397 58.02% Frank C. Biggs
Eligible: 12,730 Votes: 8,880 Participation: 69.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34492(F) — 22 Oct 2023 18:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±36
LC
 1/2 4,817 54.55% +803 Loser:
LIB
 4,014 45.45% Lyman Lauchland

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,764 Votes: 8,520 Participation: 31.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34608(F) — 22 Oct 2023 18:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±39
LC
 1/3 4,750 56.31% +1,372 Loser:
LIB
 3,378 40.05% John Lawrason

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,382 Votes: 19,659 Participation: 77.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34659(F) — 22 Oct 2023 18:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±44
LC
 2/3 6,843 35.16% -4,284 Winner:
LIB
 11,127 57.18% Thomas B. McQuesten

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Alexander Laurence Shaver		 22 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alex Laurence Shaver		 22 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alex Laurence Shaver		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 18:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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