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♂ Herbert J. Davis
aliasHerbert J. Davis
Record
14635 · 12987

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 7 September 1890 → 133 years + 7 months ago
Lived 59 years + 7 months
First mandate 30 October 1929 → 94 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 1 month
Death 19 April 1950 → 74 years ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 10 months after 18 June 1934
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 7 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Mitchell F. Hepburn  m 
⊖ Wilson H. Mills  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward B. Miller  m 
⊖ John L. Stansell  m 
 
Eligible: 10,300 Votes: 7,886 Participation: 76.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34517(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LC
 1/2 4,068 51.83% +288 Loser:
LIB
 3,780 48.17% Edward B. Miller

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,790 Votes: 21,181 Participation: 82.13% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34647(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LC
 2/2 9,150 43.42% -2,772 Winner:
LIB
 11,922 56.58% Mitchell F. Hepburn
Eligible: 29,382 Votes: 22,596 Participation: 76.90% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22666(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
45
LC
 2/3 9,508 42.08% -1,787 Winner:
LIB
 11,295 49.99% Wilson H. Mills

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Herbert James Davis		 05 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Herbert James Davis		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Herbert James Davis		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 10:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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