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♂ John W. Williams
aliasJohn W. Williams
Record
65383 · 13293

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth 14 July 1829 → 194 years + 9 months ago
Lived 57 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 10 months
Death 24 January 1887 → 137 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 4 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)
⊖ James S. Drummond  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Andrew C. Elliott  m 
⊖ Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake  m 
 		 ⊖ Theodore Davie  m 
⊖ Simeon Duck  m 
⊖ James Trimble  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ 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
48
OPPO
 4/8 351 55.63% +13 Loser:
GOV
 338 53.57% Andrew C. Elliott
After his election:
23 May 1878 48
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
 8/9 237 33.71% -124 Winner:
OPPO
 361 51.35% Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John William Williams		 03 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
1878 British Columbia general election		 03 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
John William Williams (homme politique canadien)		 03 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Oct 2023 12:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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