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♂ W. Angus Dickson
aliasW. Angus Dickson
Record
16074 · 13033

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 9 February 1882 → 142 years + 2 months ago
Lived 85 years + 5 months
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 4 months
Death 25 July 1967 → 56 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 1 month after 3 June 1945
Special notes
None
 
W. Angus Dickson (1882–1967)
© Photo 1931 FindAGrave.com — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Jane Philpott (1960–) Great-granddaughter  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 10 11 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ J. Fred Edwards  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles E. Richardson  m 
 
Eligible: 34,660 Votes: 27,340 Participation: 78.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34688(F) — 25 Sep 2023 12:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 16,371 60.23% +5,560 Loser:
LC
 10,811 39.77% Charles E. Richardson

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,553 Votes: 26,192 Participation: 75.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34783(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 15,547 59.80% +5,097 Loser:
LC
 10,450 40.20% Thomas Henry

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,867 Votes: 19,360 Participation: 58.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34882(F) — 23 Dec 2022 14:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 7,563 39.29% +18 Loser:
PC
 7,545 39.19% J. Fred Edwards

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,643 Votes: 25,625 Participation: 71.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34973(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:00 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
 2/3 10,367 40.65% -1,935 Winner:
PC
 12,302 48.24% J. Fred Edwards

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Angus Dickson		 24 Feb 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Angus Dickson		 24 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Angus Dickson		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Angus Dickson		 24 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Feb 2024 13:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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