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♂ James Trimble
aliasJames Trimble
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 2 4
Birth c. 1817 → 207 years ago
Lived ± 68 years
First mandate 16 October 1871 → 152 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 54 years
Death 1 January 1885 → 139 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 7 months after 21 May 1878
Special notes
None
 
James Trimble (c.1817–1885) 200x252
© Photo Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon — 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 6 7 3 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 1–2
GOV
 1 Speaker 54–61 16 Oct 1871 — 12 Apr 1878 6 5 27

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Beaven  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ James W. Douglas  m 
⊖ Simeon Duck  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John F. McCreight  m 
⊖ John W. Williams  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Theodore Davie  m 
⊖ James S. Drummond  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Andrew C. Elliott  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake  m 
⊖ William Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,515 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
16 October 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28608(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±54
IND
 2/6 321 84.70% +197 Loser:
IND
 124 32.72% Robert T. Williams
After his election:
17 Oct 1871 ±54
IND
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 844 Votes: 2,241 Participation: 66.38% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
11 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28630(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±58
IGOV
 2/8 405 72.32% +86 Loser:
GOV
 319 56.96% Simeon Duck

Service: 2 years 8 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,023 Votes: 2,523 Participation: 61.66% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28650(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:08 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±61
GOV
 7/8 301 47.70% -50 Winner:
OPPO
 351 55.63% John W. Williams
Eligible: 1,093 Votes: 2,811 Participation: 64.30% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28667(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±65
OPPO
 7/9 280 39.83% -81 Winner:
OPPO
 361 51.35% Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon, James Trimble M.D.		 01 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Trimble (Canadian politician)		 01 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Trimble (homme politique canadien)		 01 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jan 2024 16:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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