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♂ Joseph W. St. John
aliasJoseph W. St. John
Record
58513 · 12716

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 17 July 1854 → 169 years + 9 months ago
Lived 52 years + 8 months
First mandate 26 June 1894 → 129 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 11 months
Death 7 April 1907 → 117 years 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 8 6 11 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 11
LC
 1 Speaker 50–52 22 Mar 1905 — 07 Apr 1907 2 0 16

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ J. William Hill  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 5,896 Votes: 4,269 Participation: 72.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33401(F) — 14 Aug 2023 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LC
 1/2 2,151 50.62% +53 Loser:
LIB
 2,098 49.38% J. William Hill

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,923 Votes: 4,923 Participation: 83.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33499(F) — 14 Aug 2023 21:12 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LC
 2/2 2,430 49.64% -35 Winner:
LIB
 2,465 50.36% J. William Hill
Eligible: 6,777 Votes: 5,188 Participation: 76.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33592(F) — 14 Aug 2023 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
47
LC
 1/2 2,802 54.04% +419 Loser:
LIB
 2,383 45.96% J. William Hill

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,395 Votes: 5,128 Participation: 61.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33694(F) — 30 Dec 2022 15:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/2 3,276 64.07% +1,439 Loser:
LIB
 1,837 35.93% George Verrall
After his election:
7 Apr 1907 52
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 2 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
11		 Ontario
1 June 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33783(F) — 23 Feb 2022 19:21 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
52		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Forbes E. Godfrey

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Joseph Wesley St. John		 23 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Joseph Wesley St. John		 23 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph St. John		 23 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Oct 2023 21:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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