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♂ Joseph Mason
aliasJoseph Mason
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth c. 1839 → 185 years ago
Lived ± 51 years
First mandate 7 July 1886 → 137 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age ± 47 years
Death 2 December 1890 → 133 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Mason (c.1839–1890)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Behold the flowery prose of the 19th century in a local newspaper announcing the death of Mason. "Expressions of sorrow are heard on every hand in regard to the startling intelligence yesterday morning that Jos. Mason, M.P.P., was dying or dead. The news ran through the town like wild fire, and proved to be only too true. He awoke yes­ter­day morning in his usual health and spirits, but shortly after, while conversing with his wife, suddenly expired from heart disease. Medical aid was summoned, and every effort made to restore animation, but without avail; death had been instantaneous."
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 4 4 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
7 documented challengers
⊖ George Cowan  m 
⊖ Robert McLeese  m 
⊖ Samuel A. Rogers  m 
⊖ Charles Wilson  m 
 		 ⊖ George Ferguson  m 
⊖ John Robson  m 
⊖ Robert L. Shaw  m 
 
Eligible: 456 Votes: 755 Participation: 60.53% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28678(F) — 2 Mar 2022 12:43 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±47
GOV
 1/9 125 49.60% +35 Loser:
GOV
 90 35.71% Charles Wilson

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 374 Votes: 642 Participation: 57.22% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28703(F) — 21 Oct 2023 17:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±51
GOV
 1/4 187 87.38% +53 Loser:
GOV
 134 62.62% William Pinchbeck
After his election:
2 Dec 1890 ±51
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 374 Votes: 145 Participation: 38.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
14 January 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28723(F) — 4 Sep 2023 10:13 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±51		 Successor:
GOV
 111 76.55% Ithiel B. Nason

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Joseph Mason		 08 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Mason (Canadian politician)		 08 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Mar 2024 22:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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