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♂ Charles W. Cragg
aliasCharles W. Cragg
Record
13215 · 13374

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 6 October 1912 → 111 years + 6 months ago
Lived 35 years + 10 months
First mandate 7 June 1948 → 75 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 8 months
Death 19 August 1948 → 75 years + 8 months 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 0 2 12 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Milton T. Armstrong  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Elmer R. Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 16,215 Votes: 11,734 Participation: 72.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34971(F) — 14 Sep 2023 21:56 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
PC
 2/3 4,165 35.74% -124 Winner:
LIB
 4,289 36.81% Milton T. Armstrong
Eligible: 15,408 Votes: 11,640 Participation: 75.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35062(F) — 14 Sep 2023 21:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 1/3 4,343 37.57% +439 Loser:
LIB
 3,904 33.77% Milton T. Armstrong
After his election:
19 Aug 1948 35
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
23		 Ontario
9 December 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35098(F) — 26 Feb 2022 09:08 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
35		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. Allister Johnston

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Charles Wilson Cragg		 14 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Charles Wilson Cragg		 14 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Charles Wilson Cragg		 14 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Sep 2023 21:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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