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♂ David M. McPherson
aliasDavid M. McPherson
Record
42541 · 12705

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 17 November 1847 → 176 years + 5 months ago
Lived 67 years + 2 months
First mandate 26 June 1894 → 129 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 7 months
Death 4 February 1915 → 109 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 11 months after 28 February 1898
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 3 8 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Donald R. McDonald  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,199 Votes: 3,689 Participation: 70.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33333(F) — 31 Dec 2022 09:43 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIPA
 1/2 2,030 55.22% +384 Loser:
IND
 1,646 44.78% G.H. McGillivary

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,464 Votes: 4,033 Participation: 73.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33427(F) — 30 Dec 2022 18:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
IND
 2/3 1,439 35.77% -466 Winner:
LC
 1,905 47.35% Donald R. McDonald

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
David Murdoch McPherson		 02 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
David Murdoch McPherson		 02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Murdoch MacPherson		 02 Sep 2023

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