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♂ James S. Drummond
aliasJames S. Drummond
Record
17104 · 13292

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth c. October 1828 → 195 years + 6 months ago
Lived ± 59 years
First mandate 22 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 49 years
Death 6 February 1888 → 136 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 6 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 4 2 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Beaven  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Simeon Duck  m 
⊖ James Trimble  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John W. Williams  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Theodore Davie  m 
⊖ Andrew C. Elliott  m 
⊖ Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake  m 
⊖ William Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±49
OPPO
 3/8 380 60.22% +42 Loser:
GOV
 338 53.57% Andrew C. Elliott
After his election:
23 May 1878 ±49
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 2 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±53
GOV
 9/9 105 14.94% -256 Winner:
OPPO
 361 51.35% Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Smith Drummond		 03 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
James S. Drummond		 03 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Smith Drummond		 03 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Oct 2023 12:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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