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♂ Thomas B. Humphreys
aliasThomas B. Humphreys
Record
28735 · 13197

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 58%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 7 4 11
Total 7 5 12
Birth 10 March 1840 → 184 years + 1 month ago
Lived 50 years + 5 months
First mandate 6 November 1871 → 152 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 7 months
Death 26 August 1890 → 133 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 2 months + 14 days after 12 June 1890
Special notes
None
 
Thomas B. Humphreys (1840–1890) 200x229
© Photo — Public domain
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
British Columbia 12 11 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 13  
14 documented challengers
⊖ George W. Anderson  m 
⊖ William M. Brown  m 
⊖ Andrew T. Jamieson  m 
⊖ George B. Martin  m 
⊖ George A. McTavish  m 
⊖ William Saul  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William F. Tolmie  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Edgar C. Baker  m 
⊖ William M. Dingwall  m 
⊖ Robert F. John  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James T. McIlmoyl  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William A. Robertson  m 
⊖ Noah Shakespeare  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Turner  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 102 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
6 November 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28603(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
IND
 1/3 45 88.24% +24 Loser:
IND
 21 41.18% William Saul
After his election:
7 Nov 1871 31
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Sep 1874 34
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 2 years 10 months 20 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 155 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
17 November 1874
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28619(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
GOV
 1/3 56 71.79% +8 Loser:
GOV
 48 61.54% William Saul

Service: 9 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 182 Votes: 265 Participation: 72.80% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
18 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28629(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
REF
 1/5 89 66.92% +38 Loser:
IND
 51 38.35% William Reay
After his election:
19 Sep 1875 35
REF
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
1 Feb 1876 35
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 4 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 182 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
15 February 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28632(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 238 Votes: 309 Participation: 64.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28649(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
OPPO
 2/4 99 63.87% +37 Loser:
GOV
 62 40.00% William F. Tolmie
After his election:
23 May 1878 38
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1878 38
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 4 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 238 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
10 July 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28652(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 264 Votes: 389 Participation: 73.67% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28666(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
GOV
 3/4 100 51.28% -10 Winner:
OPPO
 110 56.41% Robert F. John
Eligible: 510 Votes: 401 Participation: 78.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
13 October 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28672(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:36 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
42
GOV
 2/2 157 39.15% -87 Winner:
OPPO
 244 60.85% George B. Martin
Eligible: 322 Votes: 495 Participation: 76.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28688(F) — 2 Mar 2022 12:56 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
46
OPPO
 3/4 113 45.56% -21 Winner:
GOV
 134 54.03% George W. Anderson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,399 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
6		 British Columbia
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19390(F) — 21 Oct 2023 16:32 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
ICON
 3/6 394 32.83% -154 Winner:
CONS
 548 45.67% Noah Shakespeare
Eligible: 1,360 Votes: 755 Participation: 55.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
20 August 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28694(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:38 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
OPPO
 2/2 301 39.87% -153 Winner:
GOV
 454 60.13% John H. Turner
Eligible: inc. Votes: 153 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
30 December 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28695(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
47
IOPP
 1/2 85 55.56% +17 Loser:
GOV
 68 44.44% William M. Dingwall

Service: 2 years 5 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 218 Votes: 188 Participation: 86.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28705(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
GOV
 115 61.17% Joseph L. Hunter

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Humphreys, Thomas Basil		 09 Jan 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Humphreys, Thomas Basil		 09 Jan 2024
EN Find a Grave
Thomas Basil Humphreys		 09 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Basil Humphreys		 09 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Basil Humphreys		 09 Jan 2024

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