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♂ William Wilson
aliasWilliam Wilson
Record
65721 · 13294

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth 25 August 1838 → 185 years + 8 months ago
Lived 84 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 8 months
Death 27 October 1922 → 101 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 40 years + 3 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)
⊖ John W. Williams  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
39
OPPO
 2/8 396 62.76% +58 Loser:
GOV
 338 53.57% Andrew C. Elliott
After his election:
23 May 1878 39
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
43
OPPO
 6/9 281 39.97% -80 Winner:
OPPO
 361 51.35% Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Wilson		 25 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Wilson (British Columbia politician)		 25 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Wilson (homme politique britanno-colombien)		 25 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Aug 2023 10:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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