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♂ William J. Allen
aliasWilliam J. Allen
Record
674 · 12724

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 25 February 1834 → 190 years + 2 months ago
Lived 75 years + 9 months
First mandate 1 March 1898 → 126 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 64 years
Death 26 November 1909 → 114 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 5 months after 28 May 1902
Special notes
Date of birth and death is an educated guess.
 

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 4 1 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 5,765 Votes: 4,496 Participation: 77.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33437(F) — 29 Aug 2023 18:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
64
LC
 1/2 2,374 52.80% +252 Loser:
LIB
 2,122 47.20% R.C. Scott
After his election:
13 Nov 1898 64
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Ontario
27 December 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33741(F) — 29 Aug 2023 18:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 5 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,266 Votes: 5,045 Participation: 69.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33530(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
LC
 2,643 53.18% Josiah W. Pearce

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William John Allen		 29 Aug 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William John Allen		 29 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William John Allen		 29 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Aug 2023 18:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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