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♂ Frederick W. Williams
aliasFrederick W. Williams
Record
65366 · 13276

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 8 August 1824 → 199 years + 8 months ago
Lived 75 years + 3 months
First mandate 14 September 1875 → 148 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 1 month
Death 30 November 1899 → 124 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 4 months after 22 July 1882
Special notes
None
 
Frederick W. Williams (1824–1899) 200x189
© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — 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 10 6 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 3
GOV
 1 Speaker 53–57 22 May 1878 — 13 Jun 1882 4 0 22

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William Fisher  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Hans L. Helgesen  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
REF
 2/4 52 58.43% +9 Loser:
GOV
 43 48.31% Robert Weir
After his election:
15 Sep 1875 51
REF
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 158 Votes: 187 Participation: 59.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28643(F) — 30 Sep 2023 06:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
OPPO
 1/3 78 82.98% +39 Loser:
GOV
 39 41.49% William Fisher
After his election:
23 May 1878 53
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 2 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 176 Votes: 281 Participation: 79.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28660(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:39 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
OPPO
 72 51.06% Charles E. Pooley

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Frederick Williams		 01 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Frederick W. Williams		 01 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Frederick W. Williams		 01 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jan 2024 17:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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