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♂ Robert H. Taylor
aliasRobert H. Taylor
Record
60391 · 13316

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 20 December 1893 → 130 years + 4 months ago
Lived 53 years + 2 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 7 months
Death 17 March 1947 → 77 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
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 3 7 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James S. Ballantyne  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 18,251 Votes: 13,947 Participation: 76.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34758(F) — 20 Sep 2023 20:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
LC
 2/3 5,862 42.34% -1,180 Winner:
LIB
 7,042 50.86% James S. Ballantyne
Eligible: 17,680 Votes: 11,148 Participation: 63.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34857(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:08 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
PC
 1/3 4,889 44.00% +470 Loser:
LIB
 4,419 39.77% Benson Tuckey

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,269 Votes: 13,521 Participation: 74.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34948(F) — 20 Sep 2023 20:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 7,081 52.67% +1,929 Loser:
LIB
 5,152 38.32% James S. Ballantyne
After his election:
17 Mar 1947 53
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 9 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
22		 Ontario
16 February 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35007(F) — 26 Feb 2022 00:14 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
53		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. Thomas Pryde

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Hobbs Taylor		 20 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Hobbs Taylor		 20 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Hobbs Taylor		 20 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Sep 2023 20:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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