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♂ Wesley G. Thompson
aliasWesley G. Thompson
Record
61115 · 13320

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 28 December 1894 → 129 years + 4 months ago
Lived 73 years + 6 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 7 months
Death 25 July 1968 → 55 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 1 month after 6 June 1948
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 4 10 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Douglas M. Campbell  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward B. McMillan  m 
 
Eligible: 16,620 Votes: 11,765 Participation: 70.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34860(F) — 13 Oct 2023 21:37 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
PC
 1/2 6,800 58.23% +1,923 Loser:
LIB
 4,877 41.77% Douglas M. Campbell

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,080 Votes: 13,241 Participation: 77.52% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34951(F) — 13 Oct 2023 21:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/2 7,000 53.20% +841 Loser:
LIB
 6,159 46.80% Edward B. McMillan

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,847 Votes: 13,775 Participation: 77.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35042(F) — 13 Oct 2023 21:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 7,536 55.06% Edward B. McMillan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
The Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association, Wesley Gardiner Thompson		 13 Oct 2023
EN Find a Grave
Wesley Gardiner Thompson		 13 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Wesley Gardiner Thompson		 13 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Wesley Gardiner Thompson		 13 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Oct 2023 21:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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