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♂ William M. Brown
aliasWilliam M. Brown
Record
7746 · 13199

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 4 7
Birth 6 March 1838 → 186 years + 1 month ago
Lived 77 years + 9 months
First mandate 17 November 1874 → 149 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 8 months
Death 23 December 1915 → 108 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 5 months after 22 July 1882
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
British Columbia 7 6 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Edward (Ned) Allen  m 
⊖ Alexander E.B. Davie  m 
⊖ James M. "Pothole" Kellie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Saul  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James A. Baker  m 
⊖ Thomas B. Humphreys  m 
⊖ William Morrison  m  (3 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
GOV
 2/3 51 65.38% +3 Loser:
GOV
 48 61.54% William Saul

Service: 9 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 128 Votes: 201 Participation: 78.52% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
25 October 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28625(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
REF
 1/5 53 52.48% +7 Loser:
GOV
 46 45.54% William Saul
After his election:
25 Oct 1875 37
REF
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 6 months 26 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 185 Votes: 241 Participation: 65.14% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28645(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
OPPO
 1/4 78 64.46% +31 Loser:
GOV
 47 38.84% William Morrison
After his election:
22 May 1878 40
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 2 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 190 Votes: 237 Participation: 62.37% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28662(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
GOV
 5/5 28 23.53% -27 Winner:
OPPO
 55 46.22% Edward (Ned) Allen
Eligible: 36 Votes: 185 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28683(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
OPPO
 2/2 74 40.00% -37 Winner:
GOV
 111 60.00% James A. Baker
Eligible: 206 Votes: 156 Participation: 75.73% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28720(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:56 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
52
OPPO
 2/4 45 28.85% -1 Winner:
IND
 46 29.49% James M. "Pothole" Kellie
Eligible: 550 Votes: 342 Participation: 62.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
17 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28742(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
OPPO
 2/2 125 36.55% -92 Winner:
GOV
 217 63.45% James M. "Pothole" Kellie

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William M Brown		 27 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Brown (British Columbia politician)		 27 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Brown (homme politique britanno-colombien)		 27 Sep 2023

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Rev.: 27 Sep 2023 15:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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