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♂ William R. Dempsey
aliasWilliam R. Dempsey
Record
15289 · 12748

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 0 1
Birth 4 October 1832 → 191 years + 6 months ago
Lived 81 years + 4 months
First mandate 1 March 1898 → 126 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 65 years + 4 months
Death 13 February 1914 → 110 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 8 months after 28 May 1902
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 4 2 26 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John Caven  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,730 Votes: 4,479 Participation: 78.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33475(F) — 5 Aug 2023 14:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
65
LC
 1/3 2,387 53.96% +357 Loser:
IND
 2,030 45.89% John Caven

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,404 Votes: 4,434 Participation: 82.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33568(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
LIB
 2,273 51.31% Morley Currie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Ryerson Dempsey		 05 Aug 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Ryerson Dempsey		 05 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Ryerson Dempsey		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Ryerson Dempsey		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 14:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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