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♂ Josiah J. Preston
aliasJosiah J. Preston
Record
50683 · 12758

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 1 6
Birth 7 June 1855 → 168 years + 10 months ago
Lived 82 years + 1 month
First mandate 29 May 1902 → 121 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 11 months
Death 10 July 1937 → 86 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 8 months after 19 October 1919
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 17 4 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Samuel S. Staples  m 
 
 
Eligible: 4,360 Votes: 2,998 Participation: 68.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33513(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LC
 1/2 1,833 61.47% +684 Loser:
LIB
 1,149 38.53% H.H. Walker

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,201 Votes: 2,538 Participation: 60.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33611(F) — 30 Dec 2022 12:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LC
 1/2 1,665 65.60% +792 Loser:
LIB
 873 34.40% W.W. Naismith

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33799(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33905(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,391 Votes: 2,937 Participation: 66.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34016(F) — 29 Dec 2022 20:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 1,720 58.82% +516 Loser:
TEMP
 1,204 41.18% F.W. Galbraith

Service: 5 years 3 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,325 Votes: 2,006 Participation: 24.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34149(F) — 7 Oct 2023 11:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LC
 2/2 808 42.11% -303 Winner:
UFO
 1,111 57.89% Samuel S. Staples

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Josiah Johnston Preston		 07 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Josiah Johnston Preston		 07 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Josiah Johnston Preston		 07 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Oct 2023 11:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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