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♂ Robert D. Thornberry
aliasRobert D. Thornberry
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 2 4
Birth 8 November 1907 → 116 years + 5 months ago
Lived 61 years + 1 month
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 8 months
Death 1 January 1969 → 55 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 1 month after 21 November 1951
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
Ontario 5 3 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Vernon C. Knowles  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William K. Warrender  m 
 		 ⊖ John Newlands  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 34,032 Votes: 18,367 Participation: 53.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34851(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
CCF
 1/3 8,592 47.30% +3,578 Loser:
PC
 5,014 27.60% Charles Purnell

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,558 Votes: 25,472 Participation: 73.71% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34942(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:46 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
CCF
 2/4 8,451 33.68% -640 Winner:
PC
 9,091 36.23% Vernon C. Knowles
Eligible: 38,148 Votes: 25,433 Participation: 66.67% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35033(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
40
CCF
 1/3 10,561 42.15% +1,688 Loser:
PC
 8,873 35.42% Vernon C. Knowles

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,805 Votes: 18,536 Participation: 51.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35126(F) — 23 Dec 2022 20:54 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
CCF
 2/3 6,176 33.80% -1,577 Winner:
PC
 7,753 42.44% William K. Warrender

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Robert Desmond Thornberry		 04 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Desmond Thornberry		 04 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Desmond Thornberry		 04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Desmond Thornberry		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 13:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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