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♂ A. Rocke Robertson
aliasA. Rocke Robertson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 12 May 1841 → 182 years + 11 months ago
Lived 40 years + 6 months
First mandate 26 October 1871 → 152 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 5 months
Death 1 December 1881 → 142 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 2 months after 11 September 1875
Special notes
None
 
A. Rocke Robertson (1841–1881)
© Photo c.1870 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Robertson was the mayor of Victoria in 1870 and completed a single mandate in the British Columbia legislature, serving as provincial secretary from 1871 to 1875. Appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1880, he injured his knee while swimming in the summer of 1881 and had his leg amputated the following November, dying a month later at age 40.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 3 10 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Henry Cogan  m 
 		 ⊖ William Fisher  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 182 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
26 October 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28601(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
IND
 1/6 74 81.32% +43 Loser:
IND
 31 34.07% David Cameron
After his election:
27 Oct 1871 30
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
14 Nov 1871 30
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 19 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
28 November 1871
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28610(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 127 Votes: 178 Participation: 70.08% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
14 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28623(F) — 30 Sep 2023 06:18 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
34		 Successor:
REF
 52 58.43% Frederick W. Williams

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Rocke Robertson		 19 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Alexander Rocke Robertson		 19 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Jan 2024 21:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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