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♂ William Horace Temple
aliasWilliam Horace Temple
Record
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☆   Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 17%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 1 4 5
Total 1 5 6
Birth 28 November 1898 → 125 years + 5 months ago
Lived 89 years + 4 months
First mandate 7 June 1948 → 75 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 6 months
Death 9 April 1988 → 36 years ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 4 months after 21 November 1951
Special notes
None
 
William Horace Temple (1898–1988)
© Photo 1948 City of Toronto Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Temple acquired the nickname "Temperance Willie" while serving in the military. His anti-liquor attitudes were attributed to his father's alcoholism, his Methodist upbringing, and his experiences in the military. However, he did admit to having had a few drinks during World War I. "Of course I've had a drink! You cannot go through two world wars without taking a drink," he told the Globe and Mail, but added, "I think I had a few on November 11, 1918, but I don't really remember having any since."
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 3 5 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ A.J. Patrick Cameron  m 
⊖ George A. Drew  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Alfred H. Cowling  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William A. McMaster  m 
 
Eligible: 32,512 Votes: 19,193 Participation: 59.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34856(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:08 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
CCF
 2/4 7,487 39.38% -466 Winner:
PC
 7,953 41.83% George A. Drew
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,983 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23222(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
CCF
 3/3 5,612 18.72% -7,380 Winner:
PC
 12,992 43.33% William A. McMaster
Eligible: 36,930 Votes: 27,653 Participation: 74.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35038(F) — 2 Oct 2021 03:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
CCF
 1/3 11,562 42.24% +1,017 Loser:
PC
 10,545 38.53% George A. Drew

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,960 Votes: 23,670 Participation: 67.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35131(F) — 23 Dec 2022 20:59 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CCF
 2/3 7,961 34.04% -2,399 Winner:
PC
 10,360 44.30% Alfred H. Cowling
Eligible: 31,612 Votes: 18,568 Participation: 58.74% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35226(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
CCF
 2/4 5,669 31.12% -2,054 Winner:
PC
 7,723 42.39% Alfred H. Cowling
Eligible: 30,104 Votes: 17,218 Participation: 57.20% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35337(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:47 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
CCF
 3/4 4,229 24.95% -2,185 Winner:
PC
 6,414 37.85% Alfred H. Cowling

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Horace Temple		 17 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Horace Temple		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Horace Temple		 17 Mar 2024

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